Re: [PATCH] reftable: ignore file-in-use errors when unlink(3p) fails on Windows

> On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 07:52:48AM +0100, Johannes Sixt wrote:
>> The interactive question is only useful when the user has control over
>> an uncooperative process that keeps a file open for an extended time and
>> can find that processes, which is either obvious or extremely difficult.
>> As I said, I haven't seen the question since a long, long time now, but
>> I am also the first to admit that my way of using Git is rather narrow.
> 
> That would be a much wider change compared to what I'm proposing though.
> I don't quite feel comfortable with pushing for such a change as I don't
> have enough of a stake in Windows to be able to judge whether it would
> be sensible or not.
> 
> If Dscho confirms your take I'm happy to do so. But otherwise I'd prefer
> to continue with the more limited scope, as I know that the behaviour is
> unexpected and unnecessary in the reftable library.