Subject: bug#7965: closed (Re: bug#7965: file util doesn't note CRLF in troff input)

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Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:10:04 +0000

Your bug report

#7965: file util doesn't note CRLF in troff input

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#7965: file util doesn't note CRLF in troff input
From: Jim Meyering <[email-masked]>
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Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:09:14 +0200
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tags 7965 + notabug
close 7965
thanks

Doug McIlroy wrote:
> When file-5.03 and file-5.04 identify "troff or preprocessor
> input" that contains CRLF line terminators, they fail to report
> the CRLF property.  While the distinction doesn't matter
> to the groff suite, it does to other utilities.  It is wrong
> to hide it.

This is not a coreutils bug.

Subject: file util doesn't note CRLF in troff input
From: Doug McIlroy <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:22:30 -0500
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When file-5.03 and file-5.04 identify "troff or preprocessor
input" that contains CRLF line terminators, they fail to report 
the CRLF property.  While the distinction doesn't matter
to the groff suite, it does to other utilities.  It is wrong
to hide it.

Doug McIlroy