diff -r 2c88fd553e5d -r f44c530f80da test/harness/testcaseio.c
--- a/test/harness/testcaseio.c	Mon Feb 06 23:55:27 2012 +0000
+++ b/test/harness/testcaseio.c	Sat Oct 26 18:47:33 2013 +0100
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     GError *err=NULL;
     char *s,*arg;
     const char *tag,*text;
-    gboolean found_tag=FALSE;
+    gboolean found_tag=FALSE,newlines_set=FALSE;
     parser=testcase_parser_new_from_file(filename);
     if (!parser)
 	return NULL;
@@ -88,6 +88,26 @@
 	}
 	else if (!testcase->encoding && !strcmp(tag,"ENCODING"))
 	    testcase->encoding=g_strchomp(g_strdup(text));
+	else if (!newlines_set && !strcmp(tag,"NEWLINES"))
+	{
+	    newlines_set=TRUE;
+	    s=g_strdup(text);
+	    g_strchomp(s);
+	    if (!strcmp(s,"LF"))
+		testcase->flags|=TESTCASE_UNIX_NEWLINES;
+	    else if (!strcmp(s,"CR"))
+		testcase->flags|=TESTCASE_OS9_NEWLINES;
+	    else if (strcmp(s,"CRLF"))
+	    {
+		g_printerr(
+		  "%s: Unrecognised style for newlines. Try CR or LF.\n",s);
+		g_free(s);
+		testcase_free(testcase);
+		testcase_parser_free(parser);
+		return NULL;
+	    }
+	    g_free(s);
+	}
 	else if (!testcase->encoding && !strcmp(tag,"OPTIONS"))
 	{
 	    testcase->options=g_strsplit(text,"\n",0);