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

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brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date
May 30, 2020, 16:49 UTC
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On 2020-05-29 at 13:40:03, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> To be quite honest, I had no idea that it was a pain point, as it did not
> come up on the Git for Windows tracker.
> 
> Do you have a list of pain points on Windows that you're aware of? I would
> love to get my hands on it to triage, prioritize, and address those
> issues.

No, I don't, but I've seen this particular issue on Stack Overflow probably four or five times and answered it each time. I didn't think to look at the Git for Windows issue tracker, since I just considered it a difference between how Windows and Linux report symbolic links, not something that could theoretically be fixed. Obviously I was wrong.

If I see more Windows-related problems show up on Stack Overflow that aren't on the issue tracker, I'll send folks your way to report them. I want to assure you that I'm not intentionally depriving you of the information you need to fix problems; in this case, I just didn't think of it as a thing that could be fixed.

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  1. Johannes SchindelinMay 26, 2020
  2. symbolic links in Git for Windows v2.27.0, was Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git for Windows 2.27.0-rc2Johannes Schindelin, May 28, 2020
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 29, 2020
  4. Johannes SchindelinMay 29, 2020
  5. brian m. carlsonMay 29, 2020
  6. Johannes SchindelinMay 29, 2020
  7. brian m. carlsonMay 30, 2020
  8. Johannes SchindelinMay 30, 2020
  9. Junio C HamanoJun 1, 2020
  10. Johannes SchindelinJun 2, 2020
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  12. Johannes SchindelinJun 3, 2020
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