Re: problem with LF <--> CRLF trasnlation

[Laine Stump]

Mike Castle <address@hidden> writes:

> Do NOT check out using Windows on to a Samba share, then edit on the Unix
> box.
> 
> Do NOT check out using Linux onto a Windows share mounted with smbfs and
> then edit on the Windows box.
> 
> It will cause you no end of grief if you try to mix and match platforms
> that have different line-ending policies.
> 
> Just don't do it.

Or, if you insist on living dangerously (as I do) use editors and
compilers that are smart enough to distinguish the type of line ending
in a file, and behave accordingly. Examples of editors: Emacs on any
platform, or PFE (Programmer's File Editor) on Windows. Examples of
compilers: MSVC++ on Windows (just don't use the builtin editor), gcc
on any platform, *NOT* GNU make or BSD make, if I recall correctly.