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chmod change applied via `git update-index` is undone by committing in Desktop

See original GitHub issue

Description

The desktop app does not seem to support changing file permissions, at least on Windows. No functionality exists in-app for it to happen, and if it’s manually set on the command-line via git update-index --chmod=+x filename, the change will not be pushed.

Version

GitHub Desktop version: Chocolate-Covered Yaks (3.3.4.0) 50415df

OS version: Win7x64 (Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601])

Steps to Reproduce

git update-index --chmod=+x filename
Edit other files, commit everything via desktop
Push, realize chmod didn’t go with it, 😭

Expected behavior: Commit gets pushed with the chmodded file as well

Actual behavior: Commit was pushed perfectly well, other than the chmod missing

Reproduces how often: Tried it a couple times, seems to happen every time.

Logs

I’m not seeing any errors or other log entries different than a commit without a changed chmod.

Additional Information

doing a git update-index / git commit / git push on the command-line seems to push it fine on the same system.

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 6 years ago
Reactions:3
Comments:14 (5 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

6reactions

jsardellocommented, Jul 9, 2020

Slightly absurd that this still hasn’t been fixed. Thank goodness for the article posted above as a workaround.

4reactions

NedimCcommented, Aug 21, 2018

I am still having the same problem with this, don’t know if there is any solution for it yet. But I can neither do it from GitHub Desktop nor from IntellijIdea Terminal with git commands. Anyway I am a Windows user and found a solution for it by committing and pushing via “Windows Git Bash” as stated here https://medium.com/@akash1233/change-file-permissions-when-working-with-git-repos-on-windows-ea22e34d5cee This worked for me changing the mode of the file successfully

Hope this helps other Windows users, cheers.

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