From: Fergus Henderson <fjh@cs.mu.OZ.AU>
To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: text vs binary mode yet again
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 16:13:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <19990310111253.60943@murlibobo.cs.mu.OZ.AU> (raw)
In-Reply-To: < 4798-Tue09Mar1999190417+0100-vzell@de.oracle.com >; from Dr. Volker Zell on Tue, Mar 09, 1999 at 07:04:17PM +0100
On 09-Mar-1999, Dr. Volker Zell <vzell@de.oracle.com> wrote:
>
> >> Re text/binary: NOTEPAD is not a text editor. It is a
> >> bug. NOTEPAD compatibility is not a valid concern. Seriously!
>
> >> Why hang on to ancient conventions such as the distinction
> >> between binary and text mode?
Why hang on to ^&%$&%$ operating systems like Windows?
If you're using cygwin at all, it's presumably because compatibility
with existing software is of some concern. Otherwise, just use Linux!
> >> Why should I want to open a file in 'text' mode? What if I run
> >> a cygwin application to write a 'text' file that is part of a
> >> MacOS application? I need three different record separators,
> >> and I can't infer which to use just from what OS the
> >> application is running on. BTW, this is an actual example of
> >> what I use cygwin tools for.
In that particular case, you wouldn't want to open the file in text mode.
But there are plenty of other cases where text mode does make sense.
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From: Fergus Henderson <fjh@cs.mu.OZ.AU>
To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: text vs binary mode yet again
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:45:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <19990310111253.60943@murlibobo.cs.mu.OZ.AU> (raw)
Message-ID: <19990331194500.feIBbduKEQo6TQJeLQJ8yFL1lwSmqfCvjtm9PX5IeIM@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4798-Tue09Mar1999190417+0100-vzell@de.oracle.com>
On 09-Mar-1999, Dr. Volker Zell <vzell@de.oracle.com> wrote:
>
> >> Re text/binary: NOTEPAD is not a text editor. It is a
> >> bug. NOTEPAD compatibility is not a valid concern. Seriously!
>
> >> Why hang on to ancient conventions such as the distinction
> >> between binary and text mode?
Why hang on to ^&%$&%$ operating systems like Windows?
If you're using cygwin at all, it's presumably because compatibility
with existing software is of some concern. Otherwise, just use Linux!
> >> Why should I want to open a file in 'text' mode? What if I run
> >> a cygwin application to write a 'text' file that is part of a
> >> MacOS application? I need three different record separators,
> >> and I can't infer which to use just from what OS the
> >> application is running on. BTW, this is an actual example of
> >> what I use cygwin tools for.
In that particular case, you wouldn't want to open the file in text mode.
But there are plenty of other cases where text mode does make sense.
--
Fergus Henderson <fjh@cs.mu.oz.au> | "I have always known that the pursuit
WWW: < http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~fjh > | of excellence is a lethal habit"
PGP: finger fjh@128.250.37.3 | -- the last words of T. S. Garp.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-03-09 16:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-03-09 7:58 ÆANNà Cygwin DEV survey Peter Ring
1999-03-09 10:02 ` _FANNE_Cygwin_DEV_survey Dr. Volker Zell
[not found] ` < 4798-Tue09Mar1999190417+0100-vzell@de.oracle.com >
1999-03-09 16:13 ` Fergus Henderson [this message]
1999-03-31 19:45 ` text vs binary mode yet again Fergus Henderson
1999-03-31 19:45 ` _FANNE_Cygwin_DEV_survey Dr. Volker Zell
1999-03-31 19:45 ` ÆANNà Cygwin DEV survey Peter Ring
1999-03-10 6:21 text vs binary mode yet again Peter Ring
1999-03-31 19:45 ` Peter Ring
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