At 14:34 2007-01-31, Jeff Smith wrote:
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>This is my argument for needing a better feature to handle diverse
>text files: Since I am trying to track vendor updates (a very common
>case), then
>
>1. I do not have a choice how the vendor or any of his opensource
>helpers edit there source, nor what tools they use.
>
>2. This is a strong argument: "reality is that text is represented
>differently" everywhere. My conclusion is that we MUST deal with it
>in Subversion.
I believe it's been repeatedly mentioned that when _reading_ "text"
files, all programs (subversion clients included) should accept all
forms of EOL, maybe all 4 CR, LF, CRLF , and just for grins LFCR and
recognize them as "line separators".
how the files get written when retrieved from a repository should
(likely) normally be the default EOL stuff for the receiving OS.
it would be beneficial optionally to ask for any of the EOL
representations as files are updated, exported, checkedout, <whatever>.
It might even be nice if it could "remember" the "mixed" EOL endings,
but then, that should be a "binary" file instead of a "text" file.
>So to just expect svn to crash and burn because one of the files is
>mixed EOL styles is NOT dealing with it.
>
>I am surprised this "EOL style" thread is still going on since that is
>obvious. Is anyone arguing that svn need NOT be improved in this
>area??
the only argument I've seen is people wanting to argue with my
statement that if a program cares what the line endings are it's broken.
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