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Re: [PATCH v4 6/8] longest_ancestor_length(): require prefix list entries to be normalized

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Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Nov 6, 2012, 07:34 UTC
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On 10/30/2012 07:23 PM, Ramsay Jones wrote:
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> [...]
> Just to be clear, this is true for the MinGW port to Windows, but *not*
> the cygwin port.
>
> [...]
> 
> ditto

Thanks for clarifying these points. It seems like this patch series is not going to be usable (because of fears that it might cause performance degradation in some as-yet-unexplained scenarios), but if that situation seems to change then I will incorporate your corrections.

Michael
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Message 9 of 11 in “Fix GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES that contain symlinks”
  1. 0/8 Fix GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES that contain symlinksMichael Haggerty, Oct 28, 2012
  2. 1/8 Introduce new static function real_path_internal()Michael Haggerty, Oct 28, 2012
  3. 2/8 real_path_internal(): add comment explaining use of cwdMichael Haggerty, Oct 28, 2012
  4. 3/8 Introduce new function real_path_if_valid()Michael Haggerty, Oct 28, 2012
  5. 4/8 longest_ancestor_length(): use string_list_split()Michael Haggerty, Oct 28, 2012
  6. 5/8 longest_ancestor_length(): take a string_list argument for prefixesMichael Haggerty, Oct 28, 2012
  7. 6/8 longest_ancestor_length(): require prefix list entries to be normalizedMichael Haggerty, Oct 28, 2012
  8. Ramsay JonesOct 30, 2012
  9. Michael HaggertyNov 6, 2012
  10. 7/8 setup_git_directory_gently_1(): resolve symlinks in ceiling pathsMichael Haggerty, Oct 28, 2012
  11. 8/8 string_list_longest_prefix(): remove functionMichael Haggerty, Oct 28, 2012

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