Re: Is the "text" attribute meant *only* to specify end-of-line normalization behavior, or does it have broader implications?

Chris Harris [off-list ref] writes:

A related point of confusion: I've noticed that, if you start with a
question along the lines of "how can I explicitly tell git that a file
is binary", then the web currently gives a slightly confusing array of
answers. For example:
...
It makes me wonder if the documentation could be improved a little on
this count, though I don't yet feel solid enough in my understanding
to propose a particular patch.

If you only read your analysis on gitattributes documentation, it would be
clear that text/-text does not have much to do with binaryness, and it
also gives an authoritative advice "binary".

We do not have direct control over third-party sites that give incorrect
information, so people need to bug them as they find mistakes.  I think
ProGit actively accepts patches; I do not know about others.

Thanks.