Re: Re: Question: intent of "set datafile binary"?

[Petr M. <mi...@ph...>]

>>> So far as I can tell, the command
>>>     set datafile binary
>>> does not accomplish anything at all.
>>
>> I don't think the documentation says it should accomplish anything.
>> The wording in 'help set datafile binary' could do with some
>> clarification, but I read it as saying: specifies defaults for what the
>> 'binary' keyword in {s}plot does.  It doesn't say anything about it
>> turning on 'binary'.
>
> That seems like how it was intended.  But Ethan's interpretation is 
> understandable.  One of those things where I didn't think of all the 
> possible nuances of the syntax beforehand.  Either it should have meaning 
> or produce an error message if it does nothing.

I've put to cvs a patch that gives an error message if users types just "set 
datafile binary".

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