# Releasing under win32

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/releasing-under-win32/84360>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 3, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/releasing-under-win32/84360 "2007-02-03T17:37:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/splattael)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/releasing-under-win32/84360/1 "2007-02-03T17:37:50Z")

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Hi,

I am developing a ruby package under linux. When I packaged it into a  
gem and installed it on a win32 box, everything looked scary because of  
the linux ↔ dos line endings. (there are examples and tutorials etc -  
and after all maybe someone wants to view the source code, too)

My question is: before packaging the stuff for win32, do you run a rake  
task or something to unix2dos the files? Or this is left to the users on  
the win32 side?

Thanks,  
Peter

\_\_  
[http://www.rubyrailways.com](http://www.rubyrailways.com)

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**Author:** ![splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/splattael)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 10:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/releasing-under-win32/84360/2 "2007-02-05T10:08:02Z")

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On Feb 3, 2007, at 8:37 AM, Peter S. wrote:

> I am developing a ruby package under linux. When I packaged it into  
> a gem and installed it on a win32 box, everything looked scary  
> because of the linux \<-\> dos line endings. (there are examples and  
> tutorials etc - and after all maybe someone wants to view the  
> source code, too)
> 
> My question is: before packaging the stuff for win32, do you run a  
> rake task or something to unix2dos the files? Or this is left to  
> the users on the win32 side?

I certainly don’t package it special. I have to assume that their  
text editor will be smart enough to handle it.

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**Author:** ![splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/splattael)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/releasing-under-win32/84360/3 "2007-02-05T10:14:03Z")

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> I certainly don’t package it special. I have to assume that their text  
> editor will be smart enough to handle it.

Thanks. This was what I wanted to hear 🙂

Peter

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[http://www.rubyrailways.com](http://www.rubyrailways.com)