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RE: file not working on executables?
- From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g dot r dot vansickle at worldnet dot att dot net>
- To: "'The Cygwin-Talk Malingering List'" <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 20:40:54 -0500
- Subject: RE: file not working on executables?
- Reply-to: The Cygwin-Talk Malingering List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
> From: Dave Korn
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 7:08 AM
> To: cygwin-talk@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: file not working on executables?
>
> ----Original Message----
> >From: Gary R. Van Sickle
> >Sent: 09 September 2005 05:12
>
>
> > Any program that doesn't open all files, except text files,
> with "rb",
> > is a counterexample to this.
>
> I think you just won the award for most convoluted double
> negative of the year.
>
Can I get a star here? ;-)
> Unless it's a triple negative of course. I just can't tell!
>
You should see my mixed metaphors. ;-)
> > Again, I 100% share the notion that text mounts should not
> be necessary.
> > But when even such basic apps as tar get this wrong,
>
> Tar doesn't get anything wrong. What you put into it is
> exactly what you get back out.
>
As long as the archive is opened "rb" or "wb".
> > I simply don't see
> > how anybody can realistically entertain the idea that
> eliminating them
> > will somehow solve any problems.
>
> Never mistake a failure of one's imagination for an insight
> into necessity!
Now come on Korns, there's no need for flaming trollism! What problems
would be solved?
--
Gary R. Van Sickle