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To:	Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: MAKE_MODE default to UNIX?
In-Reply-To:	Your message of "Tue, 03 Aug 1999 16:28:21 EDT."
	<19990803162821 DOT A1655 AT cygnus DOT com>
Date:	Tue, 03 Aug 1999 14:37:51 -0500
From:	Mumit Khan <khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT EDU>

Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com> writes:
> Does anyone think that it would be a bad idea to make make make the
> default "unix" mode rather than "msdos" mode?

I am in the camp that believes the defaults to be reasonable for the
specific system, and unix mode should be the default for Cygwin tools.

It's otherwise known as the principle of least surprises.

Regards,
Mumit

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