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|  bart to Michael Sanders  |
|  Re: is_binary_file()  |
|  08 Dec 25 18:44:33  |
 From: bc@freeuk.com On 08/12/2025 18:04, Michael Sanders wrote: > On Sun, 7 Dec 2025 03:43:58 -0000 (UTC), Waldek Hebisch wrote: > >> You miss definition: you should first decide what you consider to >> be a binary file (this is hard part). > > Yes. This is it - everything right here Waldek, that is my entire > problem. It's not clear what the actual problem is. What is the use-case for a function that tells you whether any file /might/ be a text-file based on speculative analysis of its contents? Is the result /meant/ to be fuzzy? --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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