From: fjh@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus Henderson) Subject: Re: Why text=binary mounts (Re: Gnu-win32 (b18), coolview and NTEmacs) 7 Jan 1998 21:25:08 -0800 Message-ID: <19980108092509.52276.cygnus.gnu-win32@mundook.cs.mu.OZ.AU> References: <19980107132827.10951.qmail@hotmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: Earnie Boyd Cc: sab@seanet.com, gnu-win32@cygnus.com On 07-Jan-1998, Earnie Boyd wrote: > From: Scott Blachowicz > >So, why IS it that the coolview code requires text=binary mode mounts > >anyways? > > Let me remind you that the purpose of the cygnus gnu-win32 project is to > port UNIX code. Most of the UNIX world programs choke on the \r\n > combination. Therefore text=binary is the easiest solution. I think you misspelt "work-around". -- Fergus Henderson | "I have always known that the pursuit WWW: | of excellence is a lethal habit" PGP: finger fjh@128.250.37.3 | -- the last words of T. S. Garp. - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".