> 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
