Re: [ECOS] compiling code using posix functions

["Gary D. Thomas" <gary dot thomas at mind dot be>]

On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 08:01, Barton Meeks wrote:
> > About line ending..I'm writing no
> > code..just using the file given in the examples.
> 
> I had run into problems with eCos & cygwin due to line
> endings in the past. The problem was with multi-line
> macros, that ended with the "\" character.  It seems
> that this caused problems with the compiler when the
> lines ended with the Microsoft <cr><lf>.
> 
> Some suggestions:
0. Use Linux.

> 1. Cygwin has the ability to mount file systems in
> binary or text mode; that may change this behavior.
> 2. convert file files with "dos2unix" or sed.
> 3. make the multi-line macros fit on a single line.
> 4. use linux.
> 

Option (1) should make things work. Get the handling of 
line endings correct and the tools work fine.

Anything that requires "munging" of the code is a 
non-starter in my opinion.

Use Linux and your life will be simplified :-)

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