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

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Steffen Prohaska <prohaska@zib.de>
Date
Mar 23, 2008, 12:30 UTC
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On Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Steffen Prohaska wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > 
> > Setting autocrlf for every repository limits the user's options to
> > override the default.
> 
> Then maybe a way for the user to override the global templates is what we 
> need?  I can see that this would be useful outside of the crlf issue.

I do not think we need this. autocrlf is a configurable variable and we already have a mechanism for the user to override configuration variables. The user can use "git config --global ..." to sets his preferences. This mechanism is well established. I do not see a reason not to use it.

            Steffen
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Message 5 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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