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Clarify that 'mac' line ending convention is not used on macOS

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* doc/emacs/mule.texi (Coding Systems):
* doc/lispref/nonascii.texi (Coding System Basics): Clarify that the
'mac' line ending convention is not used on macOS, and is now rare
outside of legacy software.
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Stefan Kangas 2025-01-08 04:50:53 +01:00
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@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ format, which Emacs doesn't support directly.})
@item @dots{}-mac @item @dots{}-mac
Assume the file uses carriage return to separate lines, and do the Assume the file uses carriage return to separate lines, and do the
appropriate conversion. (This was the convention used in Classic Mac appropriate conversion. (This was the convention used in Classic Mac
OS.) OS, but is now rare outside of legacy software.)
@end table @end table
These variant coding systems are omitted from the These variant coding systems are omitted from the

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@ -1096,13 +1096,13 @@ that result from encoding unsupported characters.
@cindex EOL conversion @cindex EOL conversion
@cindex end-of-line conversion @cindex end-of-line conversion
@cindex line end conversion @cindex line end conversion
@dfn{End of line conversion} handles three different conventions @dfn{End of line conversion} handles three different conventions used
used on various systems for representing end of line in files. The on various systems for representing end of line in files. The Unix
Unix convention, used on GNU and Unix systems, is to use the linefeed convention, used on GNU and Unix systems, and macOS, is to use the
character (also called newline). The DOS convention, used on linefeed character (also called newline). The DOS convention, used on
MS-Windows and MS-DOS systems, is to use a carriage return and a MS-Windows and MS-DOS systems, is to use a carriage return and a
linefeed at the end of a line. The Mac convention is to use just linefeed. The Mac convention, used in Classic Mac OS and now rare
carriage return. (This was the convention used in Classic Mac OS.) outside of legacy software, is to use just carriage return.
@cindex base coding system @cindex base coding system
@cindex variant coding system @cindex variant coding system