[Bug: 21.5] Confusion over line endings

[Glynn Clements]

Dr. Volker Zell wrote:

>     >> 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.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>