Re: [boost] [conversion] Isolating the phantom file changes problem

Subject: Re: [boost] [conversion] Isolating the phantom file changes problem
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-11-27 09:16:53

On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 4:43 AM, Philippe Vaucher <
philippe.vaucher_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Excuse my ignorance, but why do we need to set attributes about eol or even
> suggest auto.crlf=true ? Why can't this be managed at the editor level?
>

The core.autocrlf true suggestion for Windows users is a bit of a side
track, and will probably be removed.

The .attributes file allows "you to ensure consistent behaviour for all
users regardless of their git settings."  See
https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-line-endings#platform-all

At least that's my current understanding, so take it with a grain of salt.

--Beman