Re: What does setup selection for DOS vs UNIX actually do?

["Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>]

Kylo Ginsberg wrote:
> I have the impression that the DOS vs UNIX selection at setup time
> merely sets the mount modes (binmode vs textmode) for the default
> mount points.  And nothing else.  Is this correct?


Correct.


> Thus, there is no difference in behavior under the default mounts with
> a DOS setup and an explicit textmode mount with a UNIX setup?  And
> conversely, no difference in behavior under the default mounts with a
> UNIX setup and an explicitly binmode mount with a DOS setup?


The difference here is merely the treatment of existing "text" files.
If you change the mount mode after installation, you may need to
manually d2u/u2d these files to make everything in Cygwin-land happy
with them again.


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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
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