[git-users] git diff shows some cpp file as binary and core.attributesfile has no effect

using no attributes at all, here's part of the output of log --decorate=short --source --graph --pretty=oneline --stat: * 1f0a8441a99478a62fc71d29373ae3f3ad217862 HEAD commitmessage | somefile.cpp | Bin 577366 -> 578276 bytes | otherfile.cpp

[git-users] Re: git diff shows some cpp file as binary and core.attributesfile has no effect

> I just recreated the problem here on OSX with git 1.7.3.3. > Maybe it's a bug in git? was thinking that too, I'll file a report. > Just a quick idea from me, but isn't it possible you are using some extreme > encoding? quick but good idea! I opened the affected file in Notepad++ and it shows