# problem with file mode 6 messages from 2009-06-08 to 2009-06-08. Participants: Andrew Romanenco, Jeff King, Johannes Sixt. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/19741 ## Andrew Romanenco, 2009-06-08 09:09 Subject: problem with file mode Message-ID: <18e14dc30906080209m9eceb6ft81c77ea0345b30e3@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/18e14dc30906080209m9eceb6ft81c77ea0345b30e3%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hello I have problem with cloning git repo Both stations are ubuntu 8.10 And I have repo with text files on station A When I do git clone to station B all files become executable 755 And git status show that all files are modified, diff shows mode change could you help me with this issue? thanks Andrew ``` ## Jeff King, 2009-06-08 12:30 Subject: Re: problem with file mode Message-ID: <20090608123006.GF13775@coredump.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20090608123006.GF13775%40coredump.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: <18e14dc30906080209m9eceb6ft81c77ea0345b30e3@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 12:09:23PM +0300, Andrew Romanenco wrote: > Both stations are ubuntu 8.10 > And I have repo with text files on station A > When I do git clone to station B all files become executable 755 > And git status show that all files are modified, diff shows mode change What filesystem is station B running? Is it something that actually has a proper executable bit (i.e., not FAT or similar)? -Peff ``` ## Andrew Romanenco, 2009-06-08 13:49 Subject: Re: problem with file mode Message-ID: <18e14dc30906080649y2efa7facv1109fcd797614d27@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/18e14dc30906080649y2efa7facv1109fcd797614d27%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20090608123006.GF13775@coredump.intra.peff.net> ``` true - B is Fat On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Jeff King wrote: > On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 12:09:23PM +0300, Andrew Romanenco wrote: > >> Both stations are ubuntu 8.10 >> And I have repo with text files on station A >> When I do git clone to station B all files become executable 755 >> And git status show that all files are modified, diff shows mode change > > What filesystem is station B running? Is it something that actually has > a proper executable bit (i.e., not FAT or similar)? > > -Peff > -- Best regards, Andrew Romanenco Software developer Microsoft Certified Professional (win2k) Microsoft Certified Database Administrator Sun Certified Java Programmer Sun Certified Web Component Developer Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Associate mailto:andrew@romanenco.com http://www.romanenco.com ``` ## Jeff King, 2009-06-08 13:57 Subject: Re: problem with file mode Message-ID: <20090608135709.GC28101@sigill.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20090608135709.GC28101%40sigill.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: <18e14dc30906080649y2efa7facv1109fcd797614d27@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 04:49:44PM +0300, Andrew Romanenco wrote: > true - B is Fat Then you probably want to: git config core.filemode false on B. Though I thought we automagically tested whether the filesystem supported executable bits when creating the repository. Did you create the repository on a different filesystem and then move it to FAT, or did you directly clone to FAT? -Peff ``` ## Andrew Romanenco, 2009-06-08 14:08 Subject: Re: problem with file mode Message-ID: <18e14dc30906080708x77933794r1260c3bd6954700e@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/18e14dc30906080708x77933794r1260c3bd6954700e%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20090608135709.GC28101@sigill.intra.peff.net> ``` I have create repo on ext3 and cloned it to fat thak you for your help On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Jeff King wrote: > On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 04:49:44PM +0300, Andrew Romanenco wrote: > >> true - B is Fat > > Then you probably want to: > >  git config core.filemode false > > on B. Though I thought we automagically tested whether the filesystem > supported executable bits when creating the repository. Did you create > the repository on a different filesystem and then move it to FAT, or did > you directly clone to FAT? > > -Peff > -- Best regards, Andrew Romanenco Software developer Microsoft Certified Professional (win2k) Microsoft Certified Database Administrator Sun Certified Java Programmer Sun Certified Web Component Developer Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Associate mailto:andrew@romanenco.com http://www.romanenco.com ``` ## Johannes Sixt, 2009-06-08 14:50 Subject: Re: problem with file mode Message-ID: <4A2D251E.9030305@viscovery.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4A2D251E.9030305%40viscovery.net In-Reply-To: <20090608135709.GC28101@sigill.intra.peff.net> ``` Jeff King schrieb: > On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 04:49:44PM +0300, Andrew Romanenco wrote: >> true - B is Fat > > Then you probably want to: > > git config core.filemode false > > on B. Though I thought we automagically tested whether the filesystem > supported executable bits when creating the repository. We do. Our test basically: lstat() chmod(st_mode ^ S_IXUSR) lstat() but Linux (Andrew said he's on Ubuntu) keeps the mode bits that user-space requested with chmod() in the cache long enough that the subsequent lstat() call sees what it just requested. So, our test doesn't notice that the x-bit is not written to the filesystem. :-( -- Hannes ```