Hi Lars,
On Thu, 26 Oct 2017, Lars Schneider wrote:
> > On 26 Oct 2017, at 09:09, Johannes Sixt <j...@kdbg.org> wrote:
> >
> > Am 25.10.2017 um 14:19 schrieb Johannes Schindelin:
> >> I envy you for the blessing of such a clean C++ source that you do not
> >> have any, say, Unix shell script in it. Try this, and weep:
> >> $ printf 'echo \\\r\n\t123\r\n' >a1
> >> $ sh a1
> >> a1: 2: a1: 123: not found
> >
> > I was bitten by that, too. For this reason, I ensure that shell
> > scripts and Makefiles begin their life on Linux. Fortunately, modern
> > editors on Windows, includ^Wand vi, do not force CRLF line breaks, and
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This put a well-needed smile on my face. Thanks.
> > such files can be edited on Windows, too.
>
> Wouldn't this kind of .gitattributes setup solve the problem?
>
> * -text
> *.sh text eol=lf
If you look at the commit I mentioned, you will see examples where it
breaks down: when using Unix shell scripts *without* .sh file extension.
Most notable offender: GIT-VERSION-GEN.
Ciao,
Dscho
