[debbugs-tracker] bug#6657: closed (mkstemp on cygwin creates binary files)

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has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #6657,
regarding mkstemp on cygwin creates binary files
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> mkstemp on cygwin creates binary files
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> Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:27:18 +0200
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> I recently got by private email a report that "sed -i" changed the line 
> endings of the file to bare linefeeds on cygwin.  The reason for this is 
> that mkstemp on cygwin hardcodes the flags to O_EXCL|O_BINARY:
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> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-patches/2006-q2/msg00013.html
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> I fixed it by using instead mkostemp(template, 0).  From a quick "git 
> grep", it seems like sort and tac are affected by the bug in coreutils.
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> Thanks!
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> Paolo
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> Re: bug#6657: mkstemp on cygwin creates binary files
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> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:04:31 +0200
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> tags 6657 notabug
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> Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > I recently got by private email a report that "sed -i" changed the
> > line endings of the file to bare linefeeds on cygwin.  The reason for
> > this is that mkstemp on cygwin hardcodes the flags to O_EXCL|O_BINARY:
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> > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-patches/2006-q2/msg00013.html
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> > I fixed it by using instead mkostemp(template, 0).  From a quick "git
> > grep", it seems like sort and tac are affected by the bug in
> > coreutils.
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> Thanks for the heads up.
> This turned out not to be a problem with coreutils,
> so I'm marking this as "done".
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