Hi, On Thu, 16 Oct 2014, Thomas Braun wrote:
> Am 16.10.2014 um 21:29 schrieb Torsten Bögershausen: > > core.filemode is set automatically when a repo is created. > > But when a repo is exported via CIFS or cygwin is mixed with Git for Windows > > core.filemode may better be set manually to false. > > Update and improve the documentation. > > > > Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gits...@pobox.com> > > Signed-off-by: Torsten Bögershausen <tbo...@web.de> > > --- > > > > Does this reflect the discussion via email ? > > Or is more tweaking needed ? > > > > > > Documentation/config.txt | 19 +++++++++++++++++-- > > 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt > > index 4333636..b4fea43 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/config.txt > > +++ b/Documentation/config.txt > > @@ -204,8 +204,23 @@ advice.*:: > > -- > > > > core.fileMode:: > > - If false, the executable bit differences between the index and > > - the working tree are ignored; useful on broken filesystems like FAT. > > + Tells Git if the executable bit of files in the working tree > > + is to be honored. > > + > > + Some filesystems lose the executable bit when a file that is > > + marked as executable is checked out, or checks out an > > + non-executable file with executable bit on. "git init" and > > + "git clone" probe the filesystem to see if it records > > + executable bit correctly when they create a new repository > > + and this variable is automatically set as necessary. > > + > > + A repository, however, may be on a filesystem that records > > + the filemode correctly, and this variable is set to 'true' > > + when created, but later may be made accessible from another > > + environment that loses the filemode (e.g. exporting ext4 via > > + CIFS mount, visiting a Cygwin managed repository with > > + MsysGit). In such a case, it may be necessary to set this > > + variable to 'false'. > > See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. > > + > > The default is true, except linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1] > > > > [CC'ing msysgit aka git-for-windows/sdk for input] > > I'm not really happy with the term MsysGit here. > Would it be too bold to say > [... ] visiting a Cygwin managed repository with Git for Windows. > ? I agree that msysGit is the wrong term. Not only is it about to be replaced by the Git for Windows SDK, it is *actively* wrong because msysGit is just the *development environment* to build Git for Windows. Most users do *not* need msysGit at all. Ciao, Dscho
