----- Original Message -----
From: "David L. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I think it is the responsibility of the CVS administrator to proclaim a
> standard, canonical end-of-line format for ASCII files (either Unix
> LF, Windows LF-CR, or even Mac LF), and enforce it to keep the
> repository consistent. Many editors now provide an option on what
> kind of line feed to use files. Others do not, and use the
> client-specific default
A prudent reader provided a correction to the above to be:
Unix LF
MS-Windows CR-LF
Macintosh CR
I sometimes wonder how many [m|b]illions of dollars these
differences in EOL conventions has cost the IT industry...
Thanks,
David
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