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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Friday 24 Jun 2011 11:57 : \____
> High Plains Thumper wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote this:
>>>
>>>>> But even Visual Studio now knows the difference and will ask you which
>>>>> line-ending convention you'd like it to use when saving the file.
>>>>
>>>> Why even keep this broken legacy?
>>>
>>> The code is not under the control of the community.
>>
>> Microsoft if they continue to keep within tradition, is a for profit
>> entity. They won't fix something that doesn't affect their profit. That
>> includes security issues, IMHO.
>>
>> Solution is simple. Don't use Windows to develop software running on Linux.
>
> Roy's OthelloMaster software is a good case in point. Not only are the
> files CR-LF-ended, the files all have the executable bit set, which happens
> when you let Windows touch 'em (although the latest Visual Studio now seems
> to leave the executable bits off... or maybe it is an improvement to
> the shared folder feature of VirtualBox.) I need to ask him why
> there are no project or makefiles in it.
>
> But, personally, while I *greatly* prefer developing in Linux using basic
> tools (they're just so fscking FAST), I also like making sure the code
> builds and runs in Windows. And vice versa, for projects where Windows is
> the actual target.
>
> It's a fruitful way to uncover hidden assumptions that lead to bugs.
IIRC, there was a compile script in it.
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~~ Best of wishes
Dr. Roy S. Schestowitz (Ph.D. Medical Biophysics), Imaging Researcher
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