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Re: [PATCH] Disable USE_SYMLINK_HEAD by default

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NHNick Hengeveld <nickh@reactrix.com>
Date
Nov 15, 2005, 17:32 UTC
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<20051115173234.GC3793@reactrix.com>
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On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 12:21:35PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> > Sorry, I must have missed that part.  How does fetch-over-HTTP
> > break with symlinked HEAD?

Symlinks can also be problematic for push-over-HTTP, since there are no guarantees about the backend on the server (eg. pushing into a subversion repo with mod_dav_svn.)

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  1. Disable USE_SYMLINK_HEAD by defaultPavel Roskin, Nov 15, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 15, 2005
  3. Pavel RoskinNov 15, 2005
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  10. Pavel RoskinNov 15, 2005
  11. Junio C HamanoNov 15, 2005
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  13. Nick HengeveldNov 15, 2005
  14. Linus TorvaldsNov 15, 2005
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