Christian Brabandt wrote:
> Hi Linda!
>
> On So, 13 Jul 2014, Linda A. Walsh wrote:
>
>
>> John Little wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday, July 13, 2014 6:56:20 PM UTC+12, Linda A. Walsh wrote:
>>>
>>>> Where is it written that the last line of a file needs a uselss linefeed?
>>>>
>>> POSIX definition of a text file is a file that contains characters organized into zero or more lines:
>>> http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap03.html#tag_03_397
>>>
>>> A line is defined to have a newline:
>>> http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap03.html#tag_03_206
>>>
>> Are you saying Vim should not exist?
>>
>
> I am not sure, if being silly helps in getting anybody convinced that
> Vim's behaviour should change. In fact, I don't see your problem. Just
> set the required options and be done.
>
---
Trying to claim POSIX compliance as a justification for this behavior
is what is silly. vim was born out of a desire for more than such.
Someone is using POSIX
to justify not having it be a choice.
That's what is silly.
--
--
You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist.
Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to.
For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
No comments:
Post a Comment