From: Ferry Huberts (Pelagic) <ferry.huberts@pelagic.nl>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:25:12 GMT
Subject: Re: autocrlf=input and safecrlf (was Re: CVS import [SOLVED])
Message-ID: <14283.77.61.241.211.1235467512.squirrel@hupie.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20090224061134.GF4615@coredump.intra.peff.net>


> So yes, in some sense it is safecrlf that is broken. I'm just concerned
> about tweaking the user's options behind their back. The import can
> happen differently than they expected no matter which of safecrlf or
> autocrlf you tweak. So I think you are better off to complain and die.

The plan was:
- when creating a new git repo for cvs import: setup safecrlf=false
- when importing into an existing repo: check whether the safecrlf
  setting is set to false and crash and burn when not :-)
  (complain before going up in flames)