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Re: [PATCH 2/5] Add platform-independent .git "symlink"

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LHLars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 18, 2008, 14:04 UTC
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On Feb 18, 2008 2:35 PM, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, Lars Hjemli wrote:
>
> > On Feb 18, 2008 1:34 PM, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > >
> > > [* snip *]
> > >
> > > So maybe we can just scratch all that, and I agree that an invalid
> > > .git file means "no repository" (as opposed to "no valid repository").
> > >
> > > In that case, you might want to test for that, too...
> >
> > I think I do, did you find a loophole in the testing?
>
> I meant writing a readable, but invalid .git file.  Then testing that Git
> die()s with the correct message.

Ah, sorry for being slow, that's an excellent suggestion. I'll update the test-script and resend 2/5.

-- larsh

Previous: Johannes SchindelinNext: Lars Hjemli
Message 11 of 18 in “Introduce the .gitfile”
  1. 0/5 Introduce the .gitfileLars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  2. 1/5 Simplify setup of $GIT_DIR in git-sh-setup.shLars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  3. 2/5 Add platform-independent .git "symlink"Lars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  4. 3/5 Teach resolve_gitlink_ref() about the .git fileLars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  5. 4/5 git-submodule: prepare for the .git-fileLars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  6. 5/5 Teach GIT-VERSION-GEN about the .git fileLars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008
  8. Lars HjemliFeb 18, 2008
  9. Jakub NarebskiFeb 18, 2008
  10. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008
  11. Lars HjemliFeb 18, 2008
  12. 2/5 Add platform-independent .git "symlink"Lars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  13. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008
  14. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008
  15. Lars HjemliFeb 18, 2008
  16. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008
  17. Lars HjemliFeb 18, 2008
  18. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008

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