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gcc / gcc/algol68

Date

2026-05-24

Author

Peter Damianov

Commit

9742769e0d72a98988bf151d6674ab597be43493

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project: gcc
subsystem: gcc/algol68
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 9742769e0d72a98988bf151d6674ab597be43493
source_type: github
headline: Algol68: Open source files in binary mode
tldr: The Algol68 compiler now opens source files in binary mode, fixing issues with CRLF newlines on Windows.
author: Peter Damianov
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • algol68
• windows
• newline
• file I/O
discussion_id_link: —
bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/9742769e0d72a98988bf151d6674ab597be43493
date: 2026-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

The Algol68 compiler now opens source files in binary mode to prevent incorrect handling of CRLF newlines on Windows. Without this change, CRLF sequences were being converted to LFs, causing a86_file_read to return incorrect byte counts and trigger assertions.