in reply to Re^2: Reading text file with <CR> line endings
in thread Reading text file with <CR> line endings

Setting $/ explicitly to the Mac line ending should be easier.*

Both readline and chomp will respect it

Cheers Rolf
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update

*) see also haukex's code at the end of Re: Reading text file with <CR> line endings

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