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BUG: text file is detected as binary

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20526: closed (BUG: text file is detected as binary)
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 03:26:01 +0000

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Your message dated Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:25:04 -0800
with message-id <5684A010.4000302 <at> cs.ucla.edu>
and subject line Re: grep BUG: text file is detected as binary
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #20526,
regarding BUG: text file is detected as binary
to be marked as done.

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From: Sebastian Poehn <sebastian.poehn <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-grep <at> gnu.org
Subject: BUG: text file is detected as binary
Date: Thu, 07 May 2015 13:08:08 +0200

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Fedora 21
grep (GNU grep) 2.21

Grep detects text file as Binary. File is attached.

file Makefile 
Makefile: ISO-8859 text

ack PKG_NAME
Makefile
10:PKG_NAME:=clearsilver
14:PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz

grep --version ; grep "PKG_NAME" Makefile
grep (GNU grep) 2.7
...
PKG_NAME:=clearsilver
PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz

grep --version ; grep "PKG_NAME" Makefile
grep (GNU grep) 2.21
...
Binary file Makefile matches

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: 20526-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Kamil Dudka <kdudka <at> redhat.com>, Benno Schulenberg <bensberg <at> justemail.net>,
 Mike Frysinger <vapier <at> gentoo.org>, Johannes Meixner <jsmeix <at> suse.de>,
 Hans Pelleboer <hanspelleboer <at> online.nl>,
 Sebastian Poehn <sebastian.poehn <at> gmail.com>,
 Ángel González <angel <at> re.16bits.net>,
 Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
Subject: Re: grep BUG: text file is detected as binary
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:25:04 -0800

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I installed into Savannah a patch (attached) that should fix this problem in 
typical cases, and am boldly marking the bug as done. Please give the fix a try 
if you have the time. Thanks.

[0001-grep-be-less-picky-about-encoding-errors.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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