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Re: [PATCH] Make Git accept absolute path names for files within the work tree

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Dec 4, 2007, 02:17 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0712040216220.27959@racer.site>
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<20071204014326.GA21358@coredump.intra.peff.net>
Hi,
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Jeff King wrote:
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> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 09:53:30PM +0100, Robin Rosenberg wrote:
> 
> > code did not pass). Like Linus, this code does not resolve symlinks,
> > but I forgot to state that it is by design. It solves my problem and
> 
> By design meaning "I didn't feel like implemening it because I do not
> personally care" or "I have some reason not to resolve symlinks"?

IMHO those symlinks would be a nice thing in some corner cases, but penalise the common case. So I tend to believe the latter. (See also Linus' message why he talks about his preference for the die() code path.)

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 15 of 21 in “Incorrect git-blame result if I use full path to file”
  1. Anatol PomozovDec 3, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2007
  3. Jeff KingDec 3, 2007
  4. Linus TorvaldsDec 3, 2007
  5. Johannes SchindelinDec 3, 2007
  6. Linus TorvaldsDec 3, 2007
  7. Linus TorvaldsDec 3, 2007
  8. Jeff KingDec 3, 2007
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2007
  10. Jeff KingDec 3, 2007
  11. Robin RosenbergDec 3, 2007
  12. Make Git accept absolute path names for files within the work treeRobin Rosenberg, Dec 3, 2007
  13. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2007
  14. Jeff KingDec 4, 2007
  15. Johannes SchindelinDec 4, 2007
  16. Robin RosenbergDec 4, 2007
  17. Johannes SchindelinDec 4, 2007
  18. Linus TorvaldsDec 4, 2007
  19. Jeff KingDec 4, 2007
  20. Linus TorvaldsDec 4, 2007
  21. Jeff KingDec 6, 2007

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