Alternatives to EOL extension

[Mads Kiilerich]

On 01/15/2015 06:59 PM, Carsten Fuchs wrote:
> Hi Ernie,
>
> Am 15.01.2015 um 17:13 schrieb Ernie Rael:
>> So you can see why the relatively new eol extension (replacing the old
>> win32text extension) is provided. Seems more reliable than most ad hoc
>> solutions.
>
> Uhhh, it's quite the opposite, isn't it?
>
> The wiki page for the EOL extension clearly labels it as a feature of 
> last resort, which are essentially described as: "Don't use, the right 
> way is something else.", whereas my custom EOL checker script is 
> simple, works reliably is not "of last resort".  ;-)

Yes, "the right way" is that everybody works on Linux ... or at least 
use platforms and tools that at least agree on the basics. If your world 
is different, you need something.

I don't read the wiki pages as "don't use". It is clearly "use if you 
need it".

/Mads