Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 22:29:24 -0400
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Subject: Re: No new line at end of file?
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> As I see it, one very important function of --ansi is to disable specific
> gcc enhancements. Getting rid of the newline requirement sounds like an
> enhancement to me. Furthermore, it ensures backward compatibility.

No, --ansi is there to get rid of gcc-specific features that
*conflict* with the ANSI standard.  It's not an excuse to add random
incompatibilities otherwise.

> I suppose this is a decision beyond djgpp itself tho.

Right.  DJGPP just ports gcc.