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[PATCH] base64: always treat input in binary mode

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Message #20 received at 5996-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 5996-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5996: [PATCH] base64: always treat input in binary mode
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:52:14 +0200

Eric Blake wrote:
> On 04/22/2010 11:00 AM, Glenn Morris wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> The following message got resent to bug-gnu-emacs rather than
>> bug-coreutils, because debbugs got confused.
>
> Well, my screw-up with To: fields means that my planned review period
> was delayed...
>
>>> Thanks for the report.  I'll commit this later today if there are no
>>> objections; it should have no impact for any platform that does not
>>> have O_BINARY, and although it is not perfect on Cygwin, it is not
>>> too much to add to my workload for creating the cygwin port of coreutils
>>> 8.5.  And someday I'll get around to creating the new gnulib interface
>>> for gracefully enforcing binary streams without clobbering O_APPEND.
>
> But I'd still like to commit this in time for coreutils 8.5 later today
> if there are no complaints.

That patch looks fine.
You're welcome to push it.  Thanks!

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