Re: [avail for test] cvs-1.11.5-1

["Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>]

Charles Wilson wrote:
> Max Bowsher wrote:
>
>> So, this is basically stock 1.11.5, which I have been using for my
>> day-to-day cvs-ing for months.
>
> Since none of my changes impact the process of writing files to disk
> (okay, with MAYBE the limited exception of ${CVSROOT}/CVSROOT/modules.db
> and valtags.db), the bits-to-disk and disk-to-bits stuff is stock
> 1.11.5.  So Max, what has your experience been with:
>
>                    binary-mounted         text-mounted
>                    repository dir        repository dir
>
> binary-mounted       works              ? (probably NOT work)
> working dir
>
> text-mounted           ?                ? (probably NOT work)
> working dir

Only tested binary/binary, I'm afraid.

I've never liked the idea of using 2 characters where 1 will do. I even use
Unix line endings in non-Cygwin text files.

One possible idea: Link it with binmode.o until someone contributes a patch
to apply correct binary/text/default opens in the source.



Max.


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