convert dos eol to unix

Project / Subsystem

binutils / binutils

Date

2026-07-19

Proposer

Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

/10

Technical tradeoffs

  • The tradeoff is between maintaining existing (but problematic) line ending conventions and improving the developer experience by standardizing on Unix-style endings.

All attributes

project
binutils
subsystem
binutils
patch_id
discussion_id
alxgW4zf6GgfSfUk@squeak.grove.modra.org
source_type
public_inbox
title
convert dos eol to unix
headline
Convert DOS EOL to Unix in testsuite files
tldr
Fixes line endings in many binutils testsuite files to prevent patch application failures.
proposer
Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
consensus
Proposed
outcome
proposed
sentiment_score
technical_tradeoffs
  • The tradeoff is between maintaining existing (but problematic) line ending conventions and improving the developer experience by standardizing on Unix-style endings.
series_id
series_role
standalone
series_parts
[]
tags
  • binutils
  • testsuite
  • line-endings
  • git
  • workflow
bugzilla_url
date
2026-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

convert dos eol to unix

This patch addresses inconsistent line endings (CRLF vs. LF) in various testsuite files across the Binutils project. By converting these to Unix-style line endings, the author aims to prevent ‘git am’ failures for contributors submitting patches, ensuring a smoother development workflow.