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Re: can cygwin CVS change line endings on checkout/update?


--- Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2002 at 08:44:40AM -0700, Bruce Alderson wrote:
> >Actually, Cyg CVS (afaik) determines line termination defauls
> based on
> >the cyg dll, and user-defined mounts that the check-out are done
> to. 
> >I've found this as we have a number of developers using cyg/cvs
> who have
> >set up mounts in a number of creative ways (not according to
> docs,etc.)
> >... and cvs will write files in UNIX mode.  Normally, cvs will
> write PC
> >flavoured files.
> 
> The name of the product is "Cygwin".  It is not "cyg".  I don't
> know where
> this abbreviation is coming from but I really find it repugnant.

Didn't you know?  "cyg" is Ebonics for Cygwin...


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