Re: [PATCH] Respect crlf attribute even if core.autocrlf has not been set

From: Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>
Date: Jul 23, 2008, 19:22 UTC
Message-ID: <200807232122.38471.robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>
In-Reply-To: <488772BC.80207@workspacewhiz.com>

onsdagen den 23 juli 2008 20.04.44 skrev Joshua Jensen:

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Johannes Schindelin
> Date: 7/23/2008 11:22 AM
> > On msys we do that.  A few users decided they know better and switched it 
> > off.  Me for example.  But I wouldn't do something as stupid as editing a 
> > file with an editor that tries to be helpful and adds CR/LFs.
> >   
> There are certain file formats, such as a Visual Studio .sln file, that 
> MUST be CRLF.  When a .sln file is not CRLF, Visual Studio refuses to 
> read it.  I want to be able to set into the committed .gitattributes 
> file the list of files that must be translated to the proper format 
> regardless of the autocrlf setting.  An example is below:
> 
> *.bat crlf
> *.def crlf
> *.dsp crlf
> *.dsw crlf
> *.rc crlf
> *.sln crlf
> *.vcproj crlf
> *.vcp crlf
> *.vcw crlf

Wouldn't  "*bat -crlf " etc be good for these, and thus store CRLF in the repo.

-- robin