Re:WSL container is now available for public preview
by tuwtuwtuwtuw on Monday June 29, 2026 @02:43PM
(#48723379)
Let's say I clone a git repo onto my NTFS drive. After that, I open that as a dev container in VS Code. Would +x permissions on shell scripts work then? In this scenario, the +x attribute is set on the file in git.
I know NTFS doesn't support it, and trying to understand what the workflow looks like.
Re:WSL container is now available for public preview
by Neywiny on Monday June 29, 2026 @07:34PM
(#48726716)
My recommendation is that sadly it's just not worth it. NTFS not being case sensitive has caused me uncountable lost hours for why repos wouldn't compile. I don't understand people choosing to rely on case sensitivity for anything because it's a readability issue for me, but people do. The amount of times I've just re-cloned in the wsl drive and my weirdness goes away is too high
It's time
I know NTFS doesn't support it, and trying to understand what the workflow looks like.