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Re: core.autocrlf=true causes `git apply` to fail on patch generated with `git diff-index HEAD --patch`

From
Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de>
Date
Aug 2, 2017, 15:44 UTC
Message-ID
<cceaf377-73e0-e733-20ba-c4e547226382@web.de>
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On 08/01/2017 10:58 PM, Anthony Sottile wrote:
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> Here's where I'm hitting the problem described:
> https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit/issues/570
>
> Note that `git -c core.autocrlf=false` apply patch fixes this
> situation, but breaks others.
[]
I wasn't thinking of that - and thanks for the detailed report.
I seems as there are 3 things to be done:
- Make a workaround in your scripts/tools. It seems as if that is 
already done.
- Fix Git.
   My very first investigation shows that a patch like this could fix 
the problem:
diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c
index f2d599141d..66b8387360 100644
--- a/apply.c
+++ b/apply.c
@@ -2278,6 +2278,8 @@ static int read_old_data(struct stat *st, const 
char *path, struct strbuf *buf)
         case S_IFREG:
                 if (strbuf_read_file(buf, path, st->st_size) != 
st->st_size)
                         return error(_("unable to open or read %s"), path);
+               if (would_convert_to_git(&the_index, path))
+                       read_cache();
                 convert_to_git(&the_index, path, buf->buf, buf->len, 
buf, 0);
                 return 0;
         default:
----------------
   I will probably do some more investigations if this is the core 
problem, so it will take some days or weeks.

- Convince people to normalize their repos and convert all CRLF in the 
repo into LF.
    This may take even longer.
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Message 4 of 36 in “core.autocrlf=true causes `git apply` to fail on patch generated with `git diff-index HEAD --patch`”
  1. Anthony SottileAug 1, 2017
  2. Torsten BögershausenAug 1, 2017
  3. Anthony SottileAug 1, 2017
  4. Torsten BögershausenAug 2, 2017
  5. 1/1 correct apply for files commited with CRLFtboegi@web.de, Aug 2, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2017
  7. Torsten BögershausenAug 4, 2017
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2017
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2017
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2017
  11. Torsten BögershausenAug 12, 2017
  12. Torsten BögershausenAug 12, 2017
  13. convert: Add SAFE_CRLF_KEEP_CRLFtboegi@web.de, Aug 12, 2017
  14. File commited with CRLF should roundtrip diff and applytboegi@web.de, Aug 12, 2017
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2017
  16. 1/2 convert: Add SAFE_CRLF_KEEP_CRLFtboegi@web.de, Aug 17, 2017
  17. 2/2 File commited with CRLF should roundtrip diff and applytboegi@web.de, Aug 17, 2017
  18. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2017
  19. 1/2 convert: Add SAFE_CRLF_KEEP_CRLFtboegi@web.de, Aug 17, 2017
  20. 2/2 File commited with CRLF should roundtrip diff and applytboegi@web.de, Aug 17, 2017
  21. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2017
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2017
  23. 1/2 convert: Add SAFE_CRLF_KEEP_CRLFtboegi@web.de, Aug 19, 2017
  24. 2/2 File commited with CRLF should roundtrip diff and applytboegi@web.de, Aug 19, 2017
  25. 1/2 convert: Add SAFE_CRLF_KEEP_CRLFtboegi@web.de, Aug 13, 2017
  26. 2/2 File commited with CRLF should roundtrip diff and applytboegi@web.de, Aug 13, 2017
  27. 3/2 apply: remove unused member apply_state.flagsJunio C Hamano, Aug 16, 2017
  28. Junio C HamanoAug 16, 2017
  29. 4/2 apply: only pay attention to CRLF in the preimageJunio C Hamano, Aug 16, 2017
  30. 5/2 apply: localize the CRLF business to read_old_data()Junio C Hamano, Aug 16, 2017
  31. 6/2 apply: clarify read_old_data() is about no-index caseJunio C Hamano, Aug 16, 2017
  32. Torsten BögershausenAug 17, 2017
  33. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2017
  34. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2017
  35. Torsten BögershausenAug 17, 2017
  36. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2017

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