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Re: MAKE_MODE default to UNIX?


Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.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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