chore: add .gitattributes to normalize line endings#188
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Without a .gitattributes, line-ending normalization depends on each contributor's local core.autocrlf. On Windows checkouts this can materialize text files — and shell scripts like render-demo.sh — with CRLF, which breaks script shebangs and produces noisy cross-platform diffs. Add a root .gitattributes that: - defaults all text files to LF (* text=auto eol=lf) - pins shell scripts, Makefile and .env.example to LF explicitly - keeps .bat/.cmd as CRLF - marks image/video/audio/font assets as binary so Git never normalizes or diffs them Only the policy file is added; existing files are intentionally left unrenormalized to keep this change reviewable. Closes calesthio#187
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Summary
Adds a root
.gitattributesto normalize line endings across platforms. Closes #187.Without it, normalization depends on each contributor's local
core.autocrlf. On Windows checkouts this can materialize text files — and shell scripts likerender-demo.sh— with CRLF, which breaks script shebangs and produces noisy cross-platform diffs. This is the same class of Windows friction already seen in #172 and #148.What it does
* text=auto eol=lf*.sh,Makefile,.env.example) to LF explicitly*.bat/*.cmdas CRLFbinaryso Git never normalizes or diffs themScope / safety
Only the policy file is added. Existing tracked files are intentionally left unrenormalized so the diff is a single new file and trivially reviewable. Maintainers can run
git add --renormalize .in a separate commit whenever they want to apply it repo-wide.Verified with
git check-attr:.shand.mdresolve totext+eol=lf;diagram.pngresolves tobinary(untouched).