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Re: [PATCH master] convert: The native line-ending is \r\n on MinGW

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Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>
Date
Sep 25, 2010, 17:14 UTC
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Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
> 
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>>
>>> Introduce a new configuration variable, "core.eol", that allows the user
>>> to set which line endings to use for end-of-line-normalized files in the
>>> working directory.  It defaults to "native", which means CRLF on Windows
>>> and LF everywhere else.
>> The following fixup has been sitting in my tree (but not tested on
>> Windows) for a couple of weeks.  Sensible?
>>
>> I don't know what the right choice for Cygwin is; probably LF unless
>> there is some way to detect the systemwide setting at run time.
> 
> Has anybody in Windows land any input?  I don't think what I do before
> 1.7.3 in my tree would matter much, so I am not applying this myself.

Sorry for the late reply to this; I've only just noticed that I hadn't replied! ;-)

FWIW, I suspect that anything other than LF as the eol on Cygwin would be *insane*. ;-D

ATB, Ramsay Jones

Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Mr_and_Mrs_D
Message 4 of 14 in “Add "core.eol" config variable”
  1. Add "core.eol" config variableEyvind Bernhardsen, Jun 4, 2010
  2. convert: The native line-ending is \r\n on MinGWJonathan Nieder, Sep 4, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 7, 2010
  4. Ramsay JonesSep 25, 2010
  5. Mr_and_Mrs_DNov 25, 2012
  6. Brice LambsonApr 15, 2013
  7. TvangesteAug 13, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 13, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2013
  10. Erik Faye-LundApr 15, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2013
  12. Erik Faye-LundApr 16, 2013
  13. Johannes SixtApr 16, 2013
  14. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2013

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