[RFC] eol values: unix/windows or LF/CRLF?

[Stefan Monnier]

>> FWIW, Emacs Coding Systems uses `unix', `dos' and `mac' to distinguish
>> between the three types of newline terminations.
> Sure, but doesn't mac now use lf line endings?  Specifying the
> characters themselves is a bit more future-proof.

Yes.  If you want it to be short, I think we (Emacs maintainers)
concluded that "/" for LF, "\" for CRLF and ":" for CR was a pretty good
choice as well (tho one we couldn't make, for other reasons).

The advantage of unix/dos/mac over lf/cr/crlf is that it is "higher
level".


        Stefan