Re: CVS converts EOL characters to match platform?

[Spiro Trikaliotis]

Hello,

a small correction to what Arthur said:

* On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 06:37:38AM +1000 Arthur Barrett wrote:
 
> > Does anyone know if CVS converts end of line characters
> > to match the platform?
> 
> As Spiro pointed out different "versions" of CVS do different things.
> * CVS does what you say
> * CVS on Cygwin createes Unix line endings

This is not fully correct. CVS on Cygwin creates the line endings
configured when you installed Cygwin. If you installed Cygwin to use
Unix line endings, CVS on Cygwin uses Unix line endings. If you
installed Cygwin to use DOS/Windows line endings, CVS on Cygwin uses
DOS/Windows line endings.

And, to be nitpicking again: It is not CVS which is creating the one or
the other line ending. It just opens files as "text" normally (if no -kb
option was given), and lets the run-time system handle the differences.
As CVS on Cygwin uses Cygwin as run-time system, it is Cygwin's decision
what to do with the line endings.

Regards,
   Spiro.

-- 
Spiro R. Trikaliotis                              http://opencbm.sf.net/
http://www.trikaliotis.net/                     http://www.viceteam.org/