Re: compiling option for nomule
On 29 Jan 2004, stephen(a)xemacs.org wrote:
>>>>> "Uwe" == Uwe Brauer
<oub(a)mat.ucm.es> writes:
Uwe> My question is then, what is this feature good for,
Uwe> especially if mule is off?
Uwe> And what sort of harm can be done with the feature enabled?
If the file contains the other sort of control characters, then data
corruption can occur. Eg, if this file is detected as Windows
This is a single line<LF>containing a control character.<CRLF>
it will be represented in the buffer as
This is a single line<LF>containing a control character.<LF>
and converted to
This is a single line<CRLF>containing a control character.<CRLF>
Thanks Steve, after reading this, my personal impression and opinion
is that it should be turned off.
I try to talk to the debian package manager and ask him about his
reasons.