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Re: [msysGit] Re: Store autocrlf during init-db (was [msysGit] autocrlf problems with Git-preview20080301.exe)

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Mar 23, 2008, 14:07 UTC
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<alpine.LSU.1.00.0803231506000.4353@racer.site>
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Hi,
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Steffen Prohaska wrote:
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> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > The point is: if we use /etc/gitconfig, we also touch _existing_ 
> > setups (as Junio pointed out).  Which, in the case of autocrlf, is not 
> > desirable.
> 
> I proposed a mechanism that would avoid such problems in the future.

Yes, but your solution feels a bit limited and "hot-needled" for just one purpose.

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> Maybe we can improve the installer to warn the users that the default 
> has changed and existing repositories must either be converted or the 
> global default must be overridden.  The installer could ask the user to 
> confirm this change.  Maybe this is sufficient to avoid further 
> complains about weird behavior after upgrading.

Maybe. My experience is that people do not even read the big red warnings in the installer. Whatever.

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 8 of 25 in “Store autocrlf during init-db (was [msysGit] autocrlf problems with Git-preview20080301.exe)”
  1. Steffen ProhaskaMar 23, 2008
  2. init-db: Store current value of autocrlfSteffen Prohaska, Mar 23, 2008
  3. Dmitry PotapovMar 24, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinMar 23, 2008
  5. Steffen ProhaskaMar 23, 2008
  6. Johannes SchindelinMar 23, 2008
  7. Steffen ProhaskaMar 23, 2008
  8. Johannes SchindelinMar 23, 2008
  9. Steffen ProhaskaMar 23, 2008
  10. Johannes SchindelinMar 23, 2008
  11. Steffen ProhaskaMar 23, 2008
  12. Johannes SchindelinMar 23, 2008
  13. Dmitry PotapovMar 23, 2008
  14. Johannes SchindelinMar 24, 2008
  15. Dmitry PotapovMar 24, 2008
  16. Johannes SchindelinMar 24, 2008
  17. Dmitry PotapovMar 24, 2008
  18. Introduce core.initHookJohannes Schindelin, Mar 24, 2008
  19. init: show "Reinit" message even in an (existing) empty repositoryJohannes Schindelin, Mar 24, 2008
  20. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2008
  21. Johannes SchindelinMar 25, 2008
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2008
  23. Introduce core.initHookJohannes Schindelin, Mar 24, 2008
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2008
  25. Introduce core.initHookJohannes Schindelin, Mar 24, 2008

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