[PATCH] compat/cygwin.c - Use cygwin's stat if core.filemode == true

[Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cygwin's POSIX emulation allows use of core.filemode true, unlike native
Window's implementation of stat / lstat, and Cygwin/git users who have
configured core.filemode true in various repositories will be very
unpleasantly surprised to find that git is no longer honoring that option.
So, this patch forces use of Cygwin's stat functions if core.filemode is
set true, regardless of any other considerations.

Signed-off-by: Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/config.txt |    4 +++-
 compat/cygwin.c          |   18 +++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 7161597..a3a9495 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ core.ignoreCygwinFSTricks::
 	one hierarchy using Cygwin mount. If true, Git uses native Win32 API
 	whenever it is possible and falls back to Cygwin functions only to
 	handle symbol links. The native mode is more than twice faster than
-	normal Cygwin l/stat() functions. True by default.
+	normal Cygwin l/stat() functions. True by default, unless core.filemode
+	is true, in which case ignoreCygwinFSTricks is ignored as Cygwin's
+	POSIX emulation is required to support core.filemode.
 
 core.trustctime::
 	If false, the ctime differences between the index and the
diff --git a/compat/cygwin.c b/compat/cygwin.c
index 423ff20..1fed265 100644
--- a/compat/cygwin.c
+++ b/compat/cygwin.c
@@ -91,13 +91,20 @@ static int cygwin_stat(const char *path, struct stat *buf)
  * functions should be used. The choice is determined by core.ignorecygwinfstricks.
  * Reading this option is not always possible immediately as git_dir may be
  * not be set yet. So until it is set, use cygwin lstat/stat functions.
+ * However, if core.filemode is true, we *must* use the Cygwin posix stat as
+ * the Windows stat fuctions do not determine posix filemode.
  */
 static int native_stat = 1;
+static int core_filemode = 0;
 
 static int git_cygwin_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
-	if (!strcmp(var, "core.ignorecygwinfstricks"))
+	if (!strcmp(var, "core.filemode"))
+		core_filemode = git_config_bool(var, value);
+
+	else if (!strcmp(var, "core.ignorecygwinfstricks"))
 		native_stat = git_config_bool(var, value);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -105,8 +112,13 @@ static int init_stat(void)
 {
 	if (have_git_dir()) {
 		git_config(git_cygwin_config, NULL);
-		cygwin_stat_fn = native_stat ? cygwin_stat : stat;
-		cygwin_lstat_fn = native_stat ? cygwin_lstat : lstat;
+		if (!core_filemode && native_stat) {
+			cygwin_stat_fn = cygwin_stat;
+			cygwin_lstat_fn = cygwin_lstat;
+		} else {
+			cygwin_stat_fn = stat;
+			cygwin_lstat_fn = lstat;
+		}
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return 1;
-- 
1.6.0.2.536.ga36e

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