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Re: [PATCH] Install built-ins as symlinks

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Alp Toker <alp@atoker.com>
Date
Jul 11, 2006, 14:58 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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>> Doing this now will save headache in the long run, avoiding mismatched
>> versions of installed utilities and dangling copies of removed or
>> renamed git commands that still appear to work. It also makes screwups
>> when packaging git or making system backups less likely.
> 
> Could we please fix things, which are broken? Not things which work?

There are maybe a dozen arguments for and against the use of symlinks here, some of which Andreas has helpfully explained in his reply. You, on the other hand, have managed not to mention a single one of them.

If you don't have the technical background to review a certain patch, please don't add to the noise.

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Message 9 of 17 in “Typo fix”
  1. Typo fixAlp Toker, Jul 11, 2006
  2. gitweb: Send XHTML as 'application/xhtml+xml' where possibleAlp Toker, Jul 11, 2006
  3. gitweb: Include a site name in page titlesAlp Toker, Jul 11, 2006
  4. gitweb: Use the git binary in the search path by defaultAlp Toker, Jul 11, 2006
  5. git-send-email: Remove redundant Reply-To headerAlp Toker, Jul 11, 2006
  6. Install built-ins as symlinksAlp Toker, Jul 11, 2006
  7. Andreas EricssonJul 11, 2006
  8. Johannes SchindelinJul 11, 2006
  9. Alp TokerJul 11, 2006
  10. Johannes SchindelinJul 11, 2006
  11. Petr BaudisJul 11, 2006
  12. Alex RiesenJul 12, 2006
  13. Petr BaudisJul 11, 2006
  14. Junio C HamanoJul 11, 2006
  15. Martin LanghoffJul 11, 2006
  16. Junio C HamanoJul 11, 2006
  17. Pavel RoskinJul 11, 2006

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