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Re: Filemode is a nuisance

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Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
Date
May 5, 2011, 03:20 UTC
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>>>>> "Rowan" == Rowan Lewis <me@rowanlewis.com> writes:

Rowan> However, one problem still remains. Our projects are often cloned Rowan> onto a large variety of computer environments, from Linux servers Rowan> to OSX and Windows desktops.

And then installed, how?

git-clone is *not* meant as a deployment tool. It is meant to create work dirs for editing and committing.

If you want to deploy, write the proper deploy tool that sets the permissions.
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  1. Rowan LewisMay 4, 2011
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