[Python-checkins] r88601 - peps/trunk/pep-0385.txt

[antoine.pitrou]

Author: antoine.pitrou
Date: Fri Feb 25 20:12:07 2011
New Revision: 88601

Log:
Add links to eol and win32text extensions, and mention that eol isn't really necessary.



Modified:
   peps/trunk/pep-0385.txt

Modified: peps/trunk/pep-0385.txt
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--- peps/trunk/pep-0385.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-0385.txt	Fri Feb 25 20:12:07 2011
@@ -278,17 +278,25 @@
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 Discussion about the lack of end-of-line conversion support in
-Mercurial, which was provided initially by the win32text extension,
-led to the development of the new eol extension that supports a
+Mercurial, which was provided initially by the `win32text extension`_,
+led to the development of the new `eol extension`_ that supports a
 versioned management of line-ending conventions on a file-by-file
 basis, akin to Subversion's ``svn:eol-style`` properties.  This
 information is kept in a versioned file called ``.hgeol``, and such a
 file has already been checked into the Subversion repository.
 
+In practice, most Mercurial users under Windows don't seem to have a need
+for the ``eol`` extension, though, and personal experience using a
+Linux-generated SVN checkout through a shared folder under Windows seems
+to confirm that modern tools work well without it.
+
 A hook on the server side that turns down any changegroup or changeset
 introducing inconsistent newline data can still be implemented, if
 deemed necessary.
 
+.. _eol extension: http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/EolExtension
+.. _win32text extension: http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/Win32TextExtension
+
 
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