[Python-Dev] *.dsp and *.dsw are treated by CVS as binary. Why? (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@beopen.com
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 17:56:23 -0500

These files (PCbuild/.dsw PCbuild/.dsp) are just normal text files. Why, then, do we treat them as binary files.

DevStudio doesn't (or at least 5.x didn't) like it if not all lines used CRLF terminators.

Would it not be preferable to have those files be handled like a normal text files, i.e. check it out on Unix and it uses Unix line terminators, check it out on Windows and it uses DOS line terminators.

I think I made them binary during the period when I was mounting the Unix source directory on a Windows machine. I don't do that any more and I don't know anyone who does, so I think it's okay to change.

This way you are using the native line terminator format and text processing tools you use on them a less likely to screw them up. (Anyone see my motivation?).

Does anybody see any problems treating them as text files? And, if not, who knows how to get rid of the '-kb' sticky tag on those files.

cvs admin -kkv file ...

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