Frans Englich schrieb: > Hi, > > Applying -diff Unset to a file using .gittattributes causes "git diff" to > state that the file is a binary even though it isn't, or have been instructed > to be treated as one. See attached script for reproducing. > > This causes confusion since the file isn't a binary, it's only the diff output > that has been suppressed. For instance, an auto generated cpp file has -diff > Unset applied to it to suppress the meaningless output, but people contact > you to point out the file is binary. Generated files normally don't need to be tracked, as long as all their sources are tracked and the tools to generate them are readily available to your target audience. So perhaps ceasing to track the files and adding them to the file .gitignore instead is an option? René -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html