Brian Downing <bdowning@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > We can now read .gitattributes files out of the index, but the index > must be loaded for this to work. That interface is at too low a level, I am afraid. Many commands do want to control when they read the index and it affects the result, especially when the work tree traversal implemented in dir.c is involved. I am not rejecting/objecting, but just raising concerns. I do not have time to review this today, but just wanted to see if you fully assessed the implications (and if so that would save work on my end). - 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