From 39f4a3e41872c35a6b4acd9d57dde7ffb5a09458 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Araq <rumpf_a@web.de>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:20:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fixes #11801

---
 changelog.md      | 3 +++
 lib/system/io.nim | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 1b897b201e..e662ea110a 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 ## Changes affecting backwards compatibility
 
+- The switch ``-d:nimBinaryStdFiles`` does not exist anymore. Instead
+  stdin/stdout/stderr are binary files again. This change only affects
+  Windows.
 
 ### Breaking changes in the standard library
 
diff --git a/lib/system/io.nim b/lib/system/io.nim
index defe29a4cb..ec7618f6db 100644
--- a/lib/system/io.nim
+++ b/lib/system/io.nim
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ when declared(stdout):
       releaseSys echoLock
 
 
-when defined(windows) and not defined(nimscript) and defined(nimBinaryStdFiles):
+when defined(windows) and not defined(nimscript):
   # work-around C's sucking abstraction:
   # BUGFIX: stdin and stdout should be binary files!
   proc c_setmode(handle, mode: cint) {.