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Re: [PATCH v3 0/8] Fix GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES that contain symlinks

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 29, 2012, 01:42 UTC
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David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> wrote:
>Is there another way to accomplish this without the performance hit?
Perhaps not canonicalize elements on the CEILING list ourselves? If we make it a user error to put symlinked alias in the variable, and document it clearly, wouldn't it suffice?
Previous: David AguilarNext: Michael Haggerty
Message 14 of 26 in “Fix GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES that contain symlinks”
  1. 0/8 Fix GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES that contain symlinksMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  2. 1/8 Introduce new static function real_path_internal()Michael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  3. 2/8 real_path_internal(): add comment explaining use of cwdMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  4. 3/8 Introduce new function real_path_if_valid()Michael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  5. 4/8 longest_ancestor_length(): use string_list_split()Michael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  6. 5/8 longest_ancestor_length(): take a string_list argument for prefixesMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  7. 6/8 longest_ancestor_length(): require prefix list entries to be normalizedMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  8. Johannes SixtOct 22, 2012
  9. 7/8 normalize_ceiling_entry(): resolve symlinksMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  10. 8/8 string_list_longest_prefix(): remove functionMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 21, 2012
  12. Michael HaggertyOct 22, 2012
  13. David AguilarOct 29, 2012
  14. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2012
  15. Michael HaggertyOct 29, 2012
  16. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2012
  17. David AguilarNov 13, 2012
  18. Michael HaggertyNov 15, 2012
  19. Anders KaseorgFeb 20, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2013
  21. [RFC] Provide a mechanism to turn off symlink resolution in ceiling pathsMichael Haggerty, Feb 20, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2013
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2013
  24. Michael HaggertyFeb 22, 2013
  25. Anders KaseorgFeb 20, 2013
  26. Lars DamerowOct 29, 2012

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