[Python-Dev] test_pep263.py is "-kb" in CVS

Sjoerd Mullender sjoerd at acm.org
Mon Oct 11 18:00:03 CEST 2004


Tim Peters wrote:
> [Michael Hudson]
> 
>>As subject.  Is this deliberate?
> 
> 
> Don't know, but guess so:  it contains bytes outside the set ANSI C
> says can be used portably in text files.

However, this is not necessarily enough reason to use -kb.  The only 
things -kb does are LF -> CRLF / LF -> CR mapping, not using diff for 
updates, and not expanding $ keywords.  None of those matter in this file.

> 
>>It breaks test_compiler,
> 
> 
> That must be platform-specific damage, but you haven't identified your platform.
> 
> 
>>though that's possibly a bug because test_compiler should be using universal
>>newlines modes when opening the file,
> 
> 
> Probably, yes.
> 
> 
>>but still...
> 
> 
> So stop whining and fix it <wink>.
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