Re: [Groff] gpreconv on Windows fails with CRLF files

[Werner LEMBERG]

> preconv(1) says:
> 
>     Trailing '-dos', '-unix', and '-mac' suffixes of
>     coding  tags (which give the end-of-line conven-
>     tion used in the file) are stripped  off  before
>     the comparison with the above tags happens.
> 
> Why not pay heed to these suffixes instead of strip-
> ping them and always assuming  '-unix',  and  assume
> '-dos' on Windows?

I don't have time currently to ponder over this question, sorry.


    Werner