# ignoring file modes completely 10 messages from 2011-02-05 to 2011-02-06. Participants: Rafael Kitover, Jared Hance, Andreas Ericsson, Michael J Gruber, Dmitry Potapov. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/26420 ## Rafael Kitover, 2011-02-05 15:24 Subject: ignoring file modes completely Message-ID: <4D4D6BC2.90101@io.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D4D6BC2.90101%40io.com ``` Hello, I found the core.filemode option, which ignores executable bits, but I need an option to ignore all mode differences, and such an option does not seem to exist. The reason for this is that I'm trying to use msysGit with Cygwin git, sometimes to work with an msysGit clone in cygwin or to work with a Cygwin git clone in msysGit. For example, I would like to use "git cpan-init" under Cygwin, then use msysGit to work with the repository, this is currently impossible. Here is "git status" on a repo made with Cygwin git under msysGit: $ git status # On branch master # Changed but not updated: # (use "git add ..." to update what will be committed) # (use "git checkout -- ..." to discard changes in working directory) # # modified: Makefile.PL # modified: t/02ads.t # modified: t/02cxn.t # modified: t/04os.t ... ... Every file is modified because the modes do not match :( Would it be possible to add some sort of option to ignore all file mode changes? ``` ## Jared Hance, 2011-02-05 16:03 Subject: Re: ignoring file modes completely Message-ID: <1296921829.5467.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1296921829.5467.1.camel%40localhost.localdomain In-Reply-To: <4D4D6BC2.90101@io.com> ``` On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 10:24 -0500, Rafael Kitover wrote: > Hello, > > I found the core.filemode option, which ignores executable bits, but I > need an option to ignore all mode differences, and such an option does > not seem to exist. The only mode tracked by Git is the executable bit, so this shouldn't even be an issue. Are you sure the executable bit isn't the problem? ``` ## Rafael Kitover, 2011-02-05 16:09 Subject: Re: ignoring file modes completely Message-ID: <4D4D7636.7090608@io.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D4D7636.7090608%40io.com In-Reply-To: <1296921829.5467.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> ``` On 2/5/2011 11:03 AM, Jared Hance wrote: > On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 10:24 -0500, Rafael Kitover wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I found the core.filemode option, which ignores executable bits, but I >> need an option to ignore all mode differences, and such an option does >> not seem to exist. > > The only mode tracked by Git is the executable bit, so this shouldn't > even be an issue. Are you sure the executable bit isn't the problem? > $ git config --global core.filemode false Output of "git diff HEAD" : diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL old mode 100755 new mode 100644 diff --git a/t/02ads.t b/t/02ads.t old mode 100755 new mode 100644 diff --git a/t/02cxn.t b/t/02cxn.t old mode 100755 new mode 100644 diff --git a/t/04os.t b/t/04os.t old mode 100755 new mode 100644 ... ... ``` ## Andreas Ericsson, 2011-02-05 16:58 Subject: Re: ignoring file modes completely Message-ID: <4D4D81C9.5080002@op5.se> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D4D81C9.5080002%40op5.se In-Reply-To: <4D4D7636.7090608@io.com> ``` On 02/05/2011 05:09 PM, Rafael Kitover wrote: > On 2/5/2011 11:03 AM, Jared Hance wrote: >> On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 10:24 -0500, Rafael Kitover wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I found the core.filemode option, which ignores executable bits, but I >>> need an option to ignore all mode differences, and such an option does >>> not seem to exist. >> >> The only mode tracked by Git is the executable bit, so this shouldn't >> even be an issue. Are you sure the executable bit isn't the problem? >> > $ git config --global core.filemode > false > > Output of "git diff HEAD" : > > diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL > old mode 100755 > new mode 100644 > diff --git a/t/02ads.t b/t/02ads.t > old mode 100755 > new mode 100644 > diff --git a/t/02cxn.t b/t/02cxn.t > old mode 100755 > new mode 100644 > diff --git a/t/04os.t b/t/04os.t > old mode 100755 > new mode 100644 Those are all executable bit diffs. -- Andreas Ericsson andreas.ericsson@op5.se OP5 AB www.op5.se Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231 Considering the successes of the wars on alcohol, poverty, drugs and terror, I think we should give some serious thought to declaring war on peace. ``` ## Rafael Kitover, 2011-02-05 19:28 Subject: Re: ignoring file modes completely Message-ID: <4D4DA4C1.5050501@io.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D4DA4C1.5050501%40io.com In-Reply-To: <4D4D81C9.5080002@op5.se> ``` On 2/5/2011 11:58 AM, Andreas Ericsson wrote: > On 02/05/2011 05:09 PM, Rafael Kitover wrote: >> On 2/5/2011 11:03 AM, Jared Hance wrote: >>> On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 10:24 -0500, Rafael Kitover wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I found the core.filemode option, which ignores executable bits, but I >>>> need an option to ignore all mode differences, and such an option does >>>> not seem to exist. >>> >>> The only mode tracked by Git is the executable bit, so this shouldn't >>> even be an issue. Are you sure the executable bit isn't the problem? >>> >> $ git config --global core.filemode >> false >> >> Output of "git diff HEAD" : >> >> diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL >> old mode 100755 >> new mode 100644 >> diff --git a/t/02ads.t b/t/02ads.t >> old mode 100755 >> new mode 100644 >> diff --git a/t/02cxn.t b/t/02cxn.t >> old mode 100755 >> new mode 100644 >> diff --git a/t/04os.t b/t/04os.t >> old mode 100755 >> new mode 100644 > > Those are all executable bit diffs. > Ok, but I have core.filemode set to "false" as I showed, why does this happen then? ``` ## Michael J Gruber, 2011-02-06 13:14 Subject: Re: ignoring file modes completely Message-ID: <4D4E9EAC.4030508@drmicha.warpmail.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D4E9EAC.4030508%40drmicha.warpmail.net In-Reply-To: <4D4DA4C1.5050501@io.com> ``` Rafael Kitover venit, vidit, dixit 05.02.2011 20:28: > On 2/5/2011 11:58 AM, Andreas Ericsson wrote: >> On 02/05/2011 05:09 PM, Rafael Kitover wrote: >>> On 2/5/2011 11:03 AM, Jared Hance wrote: >>>> On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 10:24 -0500, Rafael Kitover wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> I found the core.filemode option, which ignores executable bits, but I >>>>> need an option to ignore all mode differences, and such an option does >>>>> not seem to exist. >>>> >>>> The only mode tracked by Git is the executable bit, so this shouldn't >>>> even be an issue. Are you sure the executable bit isn't the problem? >>>> >>> $ git config --global core.filemode >>> false >>> >>> Output of "git diff HEAD" : >>> >>> diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL >>> old mode 100755 >>> new mode 100644 >>> diff --git a/t/02ads.t b/t/02ads.t >>> old mode 100755 >>> new mode 100644 >>> diff --git a/t/02cxn.t b/t/02cxn.t >>> old mode 100755 >>> new mode 100644 >>> diff --git a/t/04os.t b/t/04os.t >>> old mode 100755 >>> new mode 100644 >> >> Those are all executable bit diffs. >> > > Ok, but I have core.filemode set to "false" as I showed, why does this > happen then? I can't confirm this on linux with current git. What are your versions? Do you have a minimal example (starting from git init)? Michael BTW: Leaving out helpful folks from cc does not help... I should not have to re-add them by hand. ``` ## Rafael Kitover, 2011-02-06 15:53 Subject: Re: ignoring file modes completely Message-ID: <4D4EC3FD.5010000@io.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D4EC3FD.5010000%40io.com In-Reply-To: <4D4E9EAC.4030508@drmicha.warpmail.net> ``` On 2/6/2011 8:14 AM, Michael J Gruber wrote: > Rafael Kitover venit, vidit, dixit 05.02.2011 20:28: >> On 2/5/2011 11:58 AM, Andreas Ericsson wrote: >>> On 02/05/2011 05:09 PM, Rafael Kitover wrote: >>>> On 2/5/2011 11:03 AM, Jared Hance wrote: >>>>> On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 10:24 -0500, Rafael Kitover wrote: >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> I found the core.filemode option, which ignores executable bits, but I >>>>>> need an option to ignore all mode differences, and such an option does >>>>>> not seem to exist. >>>>> >>>>> The only mode tracked by Git is the executable bit, so this shouldn't >>>>> even be an issue. Are you sure the executable bit isn't the problem? >>>>> >>>> $ git config --global core.filemode >>>> false >>>> >>>> Output of "git diff HEAD" : >>>> >>>> diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL >>>> old mode 100755 >>>> new mode 100644 >>>> diff --git a/t/02ads.t b/t/02ads.t >>>> old mode 100755 >>>> new mode 100644 >>>> diff --git a/t/02cxn.t b/t/02cxn.t >>>> old mode 100755 >>>> new mode 100644 >>>> diff --git a/t/04os.t b/t/04os.t >>>> old mode 100755 >>>> new mode 100644 >>> >>> Those are all executable bit diffs. >>> >> >> Ok, but I have core.filemode set to "false" as I showed, why does this >> happen then? > > I can't confirm this on linux with current git. What are your versions? > Do you have a minimal example (starting from git init)? This is msysGit: $ git --version git version 1.7.3.1 I can't replicate this with just "git init" and a file, it seems to happen when I use "git cpan-init" in Cygwin then look at the repo in msysGit. ``` ## Rafael Kitover, 2011-02-06 16:14 Subject: Re: ignoring file modes completely Message-ID: <4D4EC8E6.2090200@io.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D4EC8E6.2090200%40io.com In-Reply-To: <4D4EC3FD.5010000@io.com> ``` On 2/6/2011 10:53 AM, Rafael Kitover wrote: > On 2/6/2011 8:14 AM, Michael J Gruber wrote: >> Rafael Kitover venit, vidit, dixit 05.02.2011 20:28: >>> On 2/5/2011 11:58 AM, Andreas Ericsson wrote: >>>> On 02/05/2011 05:09 PM, Rafael Kitover wrote: >>>>> On 2/5/2011 11:03 AM, Jared Hance wrote: >>>>>> On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 10:24 -0500, Rafael Kitover wrote: >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I found the core.filemode option, which ignores executable bits, >>>>>>> but I >>>>>>> need an option to ignore all mode differences, and such an option >>>>>>> does >>>>>>> not seem to exist. >>>>>> >>>>>> The only mode tracked by Git is the executable bit, so this shouldn't >>>>>> even be an issue. Are you sure the executable bit isn't the problem? >>>>>> >>>>> $ git config --global core.filemode >>>>> false >>>>> >>>>> Output of "git diff HEAD" : >>>>> >>>>> diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL >>>>> old mode 100755 >>>>> new mode 100644 >>>>> diff --git a/t/02ads.t b/t/02ads.t >>>>> old mode 100755 >>>>> new mode 100644 >>>>> diff --git a/t/02cxn.t b/t/02cxn.t >>>>> old mode 100755 >>>>> new mode 100644 >>>>> diff --git a/t/04os.t b/t/04os.t >>>>> old mode 100755 >>>>> new mode 100644 >>>> >>>> Those are all executable bit diffs. >>>> >>> >>> Ok, but I have core.filemode set to "false" as I showed, why does this >>> happen then? >> >> I can't confirm this on linux with current git. What are your versions? >> Do you have a minimal example (starting from git init)? > > This is msysGit: > > $ git --version > git version 1.7.3.1 > > I can't replicate this with just "git init" and a file, it seems to > happen when I use "git cpan-init" in Cygwin then look at the repo in > msysGit. Actually, I can replicate this in Cygwin git: $ git --version git version 1.7.3.3 $ cd ~/src $ mkdir test-repo $ cd test-repo $ git init $ touch README $ git add README $ git commit -a -m'test commit' $ git diff HEAD $ chmod +x README $ git diff HEAD diff --git a/README b/README old mode 100644 new mode 100755 $ git config --global core.filemode false The way the executable bit works seems to be different between Cygwin and msys, but in either case core.filemode seems to not be working properly. ``` ## Dmitry Potapov, 2011-02-06 18:10 Subject: Re: ignoring file modes completely Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/AANLkTikCKZetZXRCZSLiM73engBcyxNfCtBN5yWdEgRs%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <4D4EC8E6.2090200@io.com> ``` On Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 11:14:30AM -0500, Rafael Kitover wrote: > $ git diff HEAD > diff --git a/README b/README > old mode 100644 > new mode 100755 > $ git config --global core.filemode > false This is because core.filemode is set in the local configuration: $ git config core.filemode true Git automatically detects if chmod(2) is supported on the current file system and sets core.filemode to the corresponding value. Because cygwin emulates chmod(), git sets core.filemode to true. Dmitry ``` ## Rafael Kitover, 2011-02-06 20:29 Subject: Re: ignoring file modes completely Message-ID: <4D4F04C4.6020401@io.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D4F04C4.6020401%40io.com In-Reply-To: ``` On 2/6/2011 1:10 PM, Dmitry Potapov wrote: > On Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 11:14:30AM -0500, Rafael Kitover wrote: >> $ git diff HEAD >> diff --git a/README b/README >> old mode 100644 >> new mode 100755 >> $ git config --global core.filemode >> false > > This is because core.filemode is set in the local configuration: > $ git config core.filemode > true > > Git automatically detects if chmod(2) is supported on the current file > system and sets core.filemode to the corresponding value. Because cygwin > emulates chmod(), git sets core.filemode to true. That was it! Thank you very much. I can now use msysGit and Cygwin git together, very cool. ```