{"thread":{"id":"34943","subject":"sparse checkout file with windows line endings doesn't work","startedAt":"2013-09-16T13:20:28Z","lastAt":"2013-09-19T09:21:41Z","messageCount":4,"participants":["Martin Gregory","Duy Nguyen"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"227722","messageId":"SDZQSFBTWig9IERCPVQvNjIyNDgyMzQ@IBMLT4","threadId":"34943","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"sparse checkout file with windows line endings doesn't work","fromName":"Martin Gregory","fromEmail":"marting@adelaideinterim.com.au","sentAt":"2013-09-16T13:20:28Z","receivedAt":"2013-09-16T13:20:28Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"marting@adelaideinterim.com.au","avatar":null},"body":"Hi,\n\nPlease see  http://pastebin.com/zMXvvXuy\n\nIt shows that if the .git/info/sparsecheckout file is in windows format\n(windows line ending) then it doesn't work.\n\nThanks for any advice.\n\nThis is git 1.8.3.msysgit.0\n\nMartin\n"},{"id":"227745","messageId":"CACsJy8CRoZYWExHMjwG3ZOv=eJ9irq_mM_bM78ss_DssSq7szw@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"34943","inReplyTo":"SDZQSFBTWig9IERCPVQvNjIyNDgyMzQ@IBMLT4","subject":"Re: sparse checkout file with windows line endings doesn't work","fromName":"Duy Nguyen","fromEmail":"pclouds@gmail.com","sentAt":"2013-09-17T11:35:41Z","receivedAt":"2013-09-17T11:35:41Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"pclouds@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/720?v=4"},"body":"On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Martin Gregory\n<marting@adelaideinterim.com.au> wrote:\n> Hi,\n>\n> Please see  http://pastebin.com/zMXvvXuy\n>\n> It shows that if the .git/info/sparsecheckout file is in windows format\n> (windows line ending) then it doesn't work.\n\nAnd it does work for me with CRLF endings (again tested on Linux). Can\nyou send me your sparse-checkout file? Zip it if needed. I just wanted\nto make sure there's no weird visible characters there. If none is\nfound, then I don't know what causes your problem. Perhaps msys guys\ncan help.\n-- \nDuy\n"},{"id":"227810","messageId":"SDZTMjNKSyNOVFAgPVQvNzQyNzg1MzE@IBMLT4","threadId":"34943","inReplyTo":"CACsJy8CRoZYWExHMjwG3ZOv=eJ9irq_mM_bM78ss_DssSq7szw@mail.gmail.com","subject":"re[2]: sparse checkout file with windows line endings doesn't work","fromName":"Martin Gregory","fromEmail":"marting@adelaideinterim.com.au","sentAt":"2013-09-17T22:18:47Z","receivedAt":"2013-09-17T22:18:47Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"marting@adelaideinterim.com.au","avatar":null},"body":"Hi Duy,\n\nThanks again for taking a look at these two reports.\n\n>>  And it does work for me with CRLF endings (again tested on Linux).\n\nYes, will do.\n\nI will try, myself, on Linux, as well.  It seems quite conceivable its the\nsort of thing that only happens under Windows.\n\nRegards,\n\nMartin\n"},{"id":"227878","messageId":"SDZWVEJZSSNSWDRKPVQvMTg5ODc3NzY1@IBMLT4","threadId":"34943","inReplyTo":"CACsJy8CRoZYWExHMjwG3ZOv=eJ9irq_mM_bM78ss_DssSq7szw@mail.gmail.com","subject":"re[2]: sparse checkout file with windows line endings doesn't work","fromName":"Martin Gregory","fromEmail":"marting@adelaideinterim.com.au","sentAt":"2013-09-19T09:21:41Z","receivedAt":"2013-09-19T09:21:41Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"marting@adelaideinterim.com.au","avatar":null},"body":"Hi Duy,\n\n>>  And it does work for me with CRLF endings (again tested on Linux). Can\n>>  you send me your sparse-checkout file? Zip it if needed.\n\nsparse-checkout created with\n\necho /CONFIGURATION > .git\\info\\sparse-checkout\n\non Windows.\n\nAttached file created with\n\ntar cvzf sparsecheckout.tar.gz .git/info/sparse-checkout\n\nin gitbash shell on Windows.\n\nRegards,\n\nMartin\n\n\n--\nMartin Gregory\nSenior Consultant, Adelaide Interim\nP:   +61 8 7200 5350\nM:   +61 402 410 971\nF:   +61 8 7200 3725"}]}