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Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:12:13 -0600
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On 12/29/2011 04:38 AM, cxira wrote:
> 
> 
> Jeremy Bopp-3 wrote:
>>
>> I don't see any way around this except to either build your own Git that
>> doesn't include the Cygwin changes or run a git config command to set
>> core.filemode after cloning or initializing a repository.  Sorry if I
>> got your hopes up.  Hopefully, the Cygwin changes aren't really a
>> problem for you.
>>
> Thanks a ton, actually. I appreciate the amount of time you spent looking
> into this. The link you provided answers my question exactly as to why they
> did it this way, as files created within the Cygwin environment adhere to
> the expected permissions. I realize now that my problem is more the
> exception than the rule, as I use the Windows gVim due to the better
> integration, which creates files with incorrect permissions. It seems that
> the best solution would be stick to compiling it myself or perhaps
> investigate to see if I can tweak gVim so that it will save files with the
> correct permissions.

I never had a problem with the native gVim cooperating with Cygwin's Git
(more accurately file permissions) either.  Can you provide more detail
about your situation?  How exactly are the permissions broken, and for
which application(s) are they broken?

-Jeremy

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