- ;; On DOS/Windows, "svn annotate" will produce CRLF EOLs even
- ;; if the original file has Unix EOLs, which will show ^M
- ;; characters in the Annotate buffer. Prevent that by forcing
- ;; DOS EOL decoding.
+ ;; For a VC backend running on DOS/Windows, it's normal to
+ ;; produce CRLF EOLs even if the original file has Unix EOLs,
+ ;; which will show ^M characters in the Annotate buffer. (One
+ ;; known case in point is "svn annotate".) Prevent that by
+ ;; forcing DOS EOL decoding.