Da Costa Martins, Iolanda Maria writes: > > Should I conclude that my UTF-16 files (not the UTF-8, I know that) have to > be binaries in CVS or could I seek for a positive answer on: yes, they can > be handled as text. > And then where is the problem lying when CVS complains about my commit as > text, stating that these files should be commited as binaries?
If you're using a platform that does not distinguish between text and binary files (Windows does, most Unix-like systems do not), then you can handle *any* file as text. If your platform does distinguish, then you must mark UTF-16 files as binary or risk corruption due to line-ending conversions and, perhaps, incorrect end-of-file detection. -Larry Jones Life's a lot more fun when you're not responsible for your actions. -- Calvin _______________________________________________ Bug-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-cvs
