Re: [Mingw-msys] dos2unix problems

[Luke D. <cod...@ho...>]

>From: Nehal Mistry <ne...@ca...>
>To: "min...@li..." <min...@li...>
>Subject: [Mingw-msys] dos2unix problems
>Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 20:18:41 -0800
>
>
>Hi,
>
>i have this problem with a dos2unix app, converts ascii files from
>dos format 2 unix format....  ( \r\n to \r or whatever, u know)
>
>when i type this in:
>
>    'dos2unix *.c'

Are you actually typing the single quotes on the command line? If not, then 
you might also try:

dos2unix '*.c'

and see what happens.

>
>i get error:
>
>    Dos2Unix: Can't stat '*.c'.
>
>(note: works fine if i specify individual files)

What is the output of ls?

>
>never happened in msys 1.0.7 ... only in 1.0.8

I can't think of any reason why this should have changed in 1.0.8. When you 
used it under 1.0.7 was it on these exact same files, or different ones? If 
the file extensions are in capitals (e.g. FOO.C) then bash won't find the 
files unless you type *.C, but this has not changed in any MSYS version 
AFAIK. This would also explain why specifying the individual filenames 
works, because Windows isn't case sensitive (though bash is).

>
>i finding too many of these small problems in 1.0.8 ...

If this one is really a bug, that makes two problems, and if it isn't then 
that is one problem (CVSEDITOR). Just so we don't forget, were there any 
others?

>is this fixable? ....

If it's a bug then yes.

>
>Earnie: you said that
>"If I change it in MSYS causing all pathing to use \ rather than / then I 
>cause problems elsewhere."
>can you somehow workaround these 'other' problems,
>
>if not i think im just gonna go back to msys-1.0.7

If that works for you then that's fine, but 1.0.8 has added features and 
fixed bugs that maybe don't apply to you.

>
>thx, Nehal
>

Luke


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