Re: symbolic links in Git for Windows v2.27.0, was Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git for Windows 2.27.0-rc2

From: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date: May 29, 2020, 22:32 UTC
Message-ID: <20200529223200.GJ1915090@camp.crustytoothpaste.net>
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2005282322580.56@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>

On 2020-05-28 at 21:35:24, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

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> Dear Git users,
> 
> On Tue, 26 May 2020, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > I hereby announce that Git for Windows 2.27.0-rc2 is available from:
> >
> >     https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.27.0-rc2.windows.1
> 
> Git for Windows v2.27.0 will be out on Tuesday (or even on Monday if Git
> v2.27.0 is released early enough). It has a (last-minute) bug fix where
> the length of symbolic links that is recorded in the Git index is the
> _actual_ length of the link target, so that `git status` agrees between
> Git for Windows and WSL Git.

Thank you for this. While I don't usually use Windows, this has been a pain point for a lot of Windows users, and fixing it will significantly improve the user experience.

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