[jmeter] branch master updated: Add a note about core.autocrlf to build instructions.

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     new 39959a9  Add a note about core.autocrlf to build instructions.
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commit 39959a9012f65d8deb29dc28a2516eb9dd794e1f
Author: Felix Schumacher <fe...@internetallee.de>
AuthorDate: Thu Jun 20 14:27:00 2019 +0200

    Add a note about core.autocrlf to build instructions.
---
 xdocs/building.xml | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/xdocs/building.xml b/xdocs/building.xml
index 90b0c38..f5324be 100644
--- a/xdocs/building.xml
+++ b/xdocs/building.xml
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ Check that patch does not break JUnit tests by running:
     <li>Create a PR and link it in the bugzilla issue</li>
 </ul>
 
+<note>We have added a <code>.gitattributes</code> file to configure line endings of the files under version control.
+  Those settings can lead to strange looking <em>changes</em> on some newly checked out files, e.g. JavaScript or CSS files,
+  where the only change is the line ending.<br/>
+  To get rid of those problems set <code>core.autocrlf</code> to <code>input</code> before you clone the repository using
+  the following command:
+  <source>git config --global core.autocrlf input</source>
+</note>
+
 <h3>Create a PR using Patch</h3>
 <ul>
     <li>Open a bugzilla issue, see <a target="_blank" href="issues.html">Issues page</a></li>