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crlf problem and resolution
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: crlf problem and resolution
- From: "Stephen R. Whiteley" <stevew at srware dot com>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 01:47:04 -0800 (PST)
This caused me some temporary grief:
Problem:
patch insists on converting to DOS text any file it touches, even
if the mount is binary.
Resolution:
The temporary directory, named in environment variables TMPDIR or TMP
or TEMP, or defaulting to /tmp, *must* also be on a binary mount.
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