Re: git clone corrupts file.

From: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date: Aug 13, 2021, 22:30 UTC
Message-ID: <YRbya0UO2+PvOjL5@camp.crustytoothpaste.net>
In-Reply-To: <BN6PR15MB14264C9A96F4B5F6B01FA7FACBFA9@BN6PR15MB1426.namprd15.prod.outlook.com>

On 2021-08-13 at 18:54:43, Russell, Scott wrote:

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> File from git.
> 
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> // Used by CamTest.rc
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> #define IDM_ABOUTBOX                    0x0010
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> 
> File in github. 
> 
> //{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
> // Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
> // Used by CamTest.rc
> //

We're probably going to need a little more information about this. My guess as to what's happening here is that the editor you're using to view the file is set to read files as UTF-16, but the repository has them stored in UTF-8, or (less likely) vice versa.

Can you tell us what editor or other tool you're using to view the file and what settings it's using for text encoding? Can you tell us about any working-tree-encoding declarations in your .gitattributes? You can use "git check-attr -a PATH" to see more information about that.

What code page are you using on your system? Are you using PowerShell, CMD, or Git Bash? If you're using Git Bash, what are your locale settings?

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brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA