Windows/Linux interchange issues

[Tuc at T-B-O-H]

> You should be able to move the files between the two environments.
> 
> This is a known bug that I believe has been fixed, so you may have a
> not-quite-latest version. I think the issue is that the line
> terminations between Windows and Linux are not the same. The problem
> was introduced with r 21909 and the fix to handle that difference went
> in with r22027 in the 2.4.10 series (r 21908 and r22038, respectively,
> on trunk) so if the number shown on the splash screen (or in
> Help->About) is between those two releases, the Linux Gnucash won't
> read the Windows Gnucash file, as it should. You don't mention where
> you got your 2.4.10 version on Linux (from your Linux distribution or
> build yourself). Is it between those two releases?
>
	Sorry. Its Fedora 16, and my version is r21973. SO, that could 
explain it.
> 
> If so, if you can upgrade to a release after the fix, that would be
> the best solution. Alternatively, I believe, based on my tests, that
> the Linux version can read the compressed version of the Windows file.
> Can you try to save the file on your Windows Gnucash in compressed
> form (Edit->Preferences->General and tick 'Compress files') and then
> transfer that file to the Linux machine and see if it opens OK?
>
	Will try when I get home this weekend.
> 
> If your version is after the fix release, then this is a different problem.
> 
> I don't know what you mean by 'No ^M in the file". I have no comment
> on the QIF import issue.
>
	I checked to make sure there weren't spurious carriage returns between
lines that sometimes happens moving files between Linux and Windows.
> 
> Look forward to your response.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alex
> 
			Thanks, Tuc