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Re: [PATCH v3] Documentation: mention that `eol` can change the dirty status of paths

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Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de>
Date
Aug 31, 2017, 14:33 UTC
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<78c1a85a-70c1-ff35-466e-f6c363a0c632@web.de>
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On 2017-08-31 15:19, Ben Boeckel wrote:
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>  This attribute sets a specific line-ending style to be used in the
>  working directory.  It enables end-of-line conversion without any
> -content checks, effectively setting the `text` attribute.
> +content checks, effectively setting the `text` attribute.  Note that
> +setting this attribute on paths which are in the index with CRLF line
> +endings may make the paths to be considered dirty.  Adding the path to
OK - and this leads to another question:

Would it make sense if we allow files with "text eol=CRLF" to continue to be stored with CRLF in the index?

Skip the normalization for existing files, since the user asked for CRLF in the working tree (and the internal storage is less interesting)

Should I consider a patch ?
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  1. Ben BoeckelAug 22, 2017
  2. Torsten BögershausenAug 22, 2017
  3. Ben BoeckelAug 22, 2017
  4. Torsten BögershausenAug 23, 2017
  5. Ben BoeckelAug 23, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2017
  7. Documentation: mention that `eol` can change the dirty status of pathsBen Boeckel, Aug 23, 2017
  8. Ben BoeckelAug 23, 2017
  9. Torsten BögershausenAug 24, 2017
  10. Ben BoeckelAug 30, 2017
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2017
  12. Ben BoeckelAug 31, 2017
  13. Documentation: mention that `eol` can change the dirty status of pathsBen Boeckel, Aug 30, 2017
  14. Documentation: mention that `eol` can change the dirty status of pathsBen Boeckel, Aug 31, 2017
  15. Torsten BögershausenAug 31, 2017

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