Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of TryModBoost

Timestamp:

Dec 1, 2013, 2:46:15 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

Beman Dawes

Comment:

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TryModBoost

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 == Line endings ==
 
-!GitHub and other git repositories by convention often choose to store text-like files with lf line endings. Windows users will usually want git to automatically apply cr/lf line endings, and can request that like this:
+The Boost super-project and libraries ensure correct handling of line endings regardless of platform by supplying a {{{.gitattributes}}} file. However, you may also want to set {{{git config}}} options for managing line endings.
+
+On OS X, Linux, and most other POSIX-like systems:
+
+{{{
+git config --global core.autocrlf input
+}}}
+
+On Windows:
 
 {{{
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 }}}
 
-That sets the {{{core.autocrlf}}} option globally, so only needs to be done once. 
+That sets the {{{core.autocrlf}}} option globally, so only needs to be done once.
+
+For more on line endings, see [https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-line-endings GitHub Dealing with line endings]. 
 
 == Installing Modular Boost ==