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file util doesn't note CRLF in troff input

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Doug McIlroy <doug <at> cs.dartmouth.edu>
Subject: bug#7965: closed (Re: bug#7965: file util doesn't note CRLF in
 troff input)
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:10:04 +0000

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Your bug report

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

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

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: 7965-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7965: file util doesn't note CRLF in troff input
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:09:14 +0200

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.

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From: Doug McIlroy <doug <at> cs.dartmouth.edu>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: file util doesn't note CRLF in troff input
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:22:30 -0500

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

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