From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 18:49:51 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] import-tars: Use the "Link indicator" to identify directories
Message-ID: <7vlkfoeh80.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <7vsl9weie0.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> writes:

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>
>> Earlier, we used the mode to determine if a name was associated with
>> a directory. This fails, since some tar programs do not set the mode
>> correctly. However, the link indicator _has_ to be set correctly.

Nah, what was I smoking.  Even gtar seems to give mode="0000775"
(with NUL termination) for directories, so there is no way there
were regressions.  Patch looks good.

	Acked-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>