build: check text files out as LF on every platform - #5066
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Git stores this repo's text as LF, but with no .gitattributes to say otherwise, Git's default on Windows (core.autocrlf=true) rewrites it to CRLF at checkout. That is invisible in diffs -- and invisible to anything that reads a file's meaning rather than its bytes -- but this repo content-addresses a lot of files on disk, and every one of those hashes then depends on which OS performed the checkout. scripts/buildAssetHashes.ts hashes everything under resources/ into asset-manifest.json and the desktop release descriptor: 1192 files there are CRLF-converted on Windows, so a Windows build emits different hashed filenames for byte-identical content. The same script hashes src/core into coreVersion, served from /desktop/version.json: all 138 files are converted, so a Windows build reports a core version no Linux build ever produces. Measured on bd7e83a, one commit built three ways: Linux and macOS CI both emit core ab08220a8dc0, matching the deployed descriptor exactly, while Windows CI emits 34fc175e3b67. The cost lands on the Steam desktop client. Its Windows depot shares almost no content-addressed assets with the CDN, and a fresh install has no active release pointer -- so it always runs a download plan, and on Windows that plan is 1186 files / 61 MB of assets it already shipped with, against effectively nothing on Linux and macOS. Windows is the majority Steam platform. Also renormalises the 41 files that were committed with CRLF in the first place (40 GLSL shaders and one SVG). Verified to be a line-ending-only change: each file's content is byte-identical once carriage returns are removed. Their content hashes do change, once, on every platform -- expected, and the point. text=auto keeps Git's binary detection, so maps, images and audio are untouched; only what Git already treats as text is normalised. Existing Windows clones need `git add --renormalize .` or a fresh checkout for this to take effect locally.
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Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The change prevents platform-dependent file hashes, but existing Windows worktrees may still need renormalization or a re-checkout before producing consistent builds; merge is appropriate with that migration step communicated. Suggested reviewers: Poem
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--renormalize . and re-check out files with LF endings, ensuring the guidance
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To apply line-ending normalization to an existing repository using .gitattributes, you must first define your desired configuration in a .gitattributes file and then force Git to re-process the files [1]. The git add --renormalize . command is the standard, modern tool for this purpose [2][3]. ### Workflow for Normalizing Line Endings 1. Commit Outstanding Changes: Before beginning, ensure your working tree is clean to avoid losing any local work [1]. git add. -u git commit -m "Saving files before refreshing line endings" 2. Configure.gitattributes: Create a .gitattributes file in the root of your repository [1]. To enforce LF line endings (the standard for cross-platform Git repositories), you can use the following configuration [4][1]: * text=auto * text eol=lf Note: Ensure your .gitattributes file does not contain invalid syntax, such as erroneous wildcard patterns, which can prevent the attributes from applying correctly [5]. 3. Renormalize the Repository: Run the following command to force Git to re-apply the "clean" filter to all tracked files and update the index [2][3]: git add --renormalize. 4. Commit the Changes: After running the command, Git will report the files that have been updated to match your new settings [1]. Commit these changes to finalize the normalization [1]: git commit -m "Normalize line endings to LF" ### Understanding git add --renormalize - The --renormalize option bypasses Git's optimization that typically skips files it deems unchanged [3]. By forcing the "clean" process on all tracked files, it updates the index to reflect the line-ending rules specified in your .gitattributes [2][6]. - This command implies -u (update), meaning it only processes files already tracked by Git [2][7]. - It is important to note that while this updates the index and commits, it does not rewrite the historical commits of the repository [8]. If you require a clean history without any CRLF files, advanced tools like git filter-repo or git filter-branch would be required [8].
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- 1: https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/git-basics/configuring-git-to-handle-line-endings
- 2: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-add.html
- 3: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73573683/editing-gitattributes-to-normalize-line-endings-doesnt-work
- 4: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes
- 5: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77497181/git-add-renormalize-doesnt-do-a-thing-how-to-fix-it
- 6: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-add.html
- 7: https://git-scm.dev/docs/git-add
- 8: https://github.com/cnaj/demo-crlf-rewrite
Document migration for existing clones.
This rule affects future checkouts. It does not rewrite files in an existing worktree. If an existing clone contains CRLF files, those files can still produce different hashes. Add a migration step that includes git add --renormalize . and an LF re-checkout.
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In @.gitattributes at line 27, Document the existing-clone migration steps near
the .gitattributes text/eol rule: instruct users to re-normalize tracked files
with git add --renormalize . and re-check out files with LF endings, ensuring
the guidance addresses existing CRLF worktrees without changing the rule itself.
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Why
This repo stores its text as LF, but has no
.gitattributes— so Git's default on Windows (core.autocrlf=true) rewrites text files to CRLF at checkout. That is invisible in diffs and invisible to anything reading a file's meaning. It is not invisible to anything hashing a file's bytes, and this repo content-addresses a lot of files on disk.scripts/buildAssetHashes.tshashes everything underresources/intoasset-manifest.jsonand the desktop release descriptor. 1192 files there are CRLF-converted on a Windows checkout, so a Windows build emits different hashed filenames for byte-identical content. The same script hashessrc/coreintocoreVersion, served from/desktop/version.json— all 138 files are converted, so a Windows build reports a core version no Linux build ever produces.One commit (
bd7e83ad5), built three ways in CI:What it costs
The Steam desktop client. Its Windows depot shares almost no content-addressed assets with the CDN, and a fresh install has no active release pointer —
decideAfterCheckonly returnscurrentwhenactiveClientVersion === descriptorClientVersion, so a first launch always runs a download plan. On Windows that plan is 1186 files / 61 MB of assets the build already shipped with, against effectively nothing on Linux and macOS. Windows is the majority Steam platform.The change
* text=auto eol=lf.text=autokeeps Git's binary detection, so maps, images and audio are untouched — only what Git already treats as text is normalised.Also renormalises the 41 files that were committed with CRLF in the first place: 40 GLSL shaders and one SVG. Verified line-ending-only — each file is byte-identical once carriage returns are removed. Their content hashes do change, once, on every platform. That is the point.
Verified
Rebuilding the renderer on Windows after the change:
— now identical to Linux, macOS, and the live descriptor. The desktop client's download plan against the current staging descriptor drops from 1186 files / 61.1 MB to 6 files / 3.1 MB. The remainder is the Vite bundle, whose hashes legitimately differ because it embeds build-time config, plus
UpperLimitIcon.svg, which is one of the files renormalised here and converges on the next deploy.prettier --check .passes.Note for anyone with an existing Windows clone
Run
git add --renormalize ., or re-checkout, for this to take effect locally.