Re: [Bug: 21.5] Confusion over line endings

> >> Is there a way I can force a buffer into the :T mode? > > > Aside from Ben's and Stephen's comments, you can force the mode when > > loading a file using a C-u prefix (e.g. C-u C-x C-f, or C-u f in > > dired) and choosing a *-dos coding system, e.g. undecided-dos. > > Hmm, this is with > > XEmacs 21.4 (patch 18) "Social Property" [Lucid] (i686-pc-cygwin, Mule) > of Wed Dec 7 2005 on vzell-de > > C-u C-x C-f /tmp/testeol.txt > Codingsystem: undecided-dos > > Modeline shows: ISO8 > > Typing in some characters and saving results in a file with unix line > endings. > > Now kill the buffer. > > C-u C-x C-f /tmp/testeol.txt > Codingsystem: undecided-dos > > Modeline shows: ISO8:T > > Not able to save the file without first changing it. But afterwards the > file has dos line endings. > > Is this how it should work ? The latter case (existing file) is right, but ignoring the coding system for a non-existant file seems like a bug.