Re: [PATCH 1/4] refs: deprecate core.preferSymlinkRefs

From: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date: Sep 30, 2024, 08:45 UTC
Message-ID: <ZvplHGpWxwRGWo_4@pks.im>
In-Reply-To: <20240918232825.2627999-2-gitster@pobox.com>

On Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 04:28:22PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
> index c7f3f4e591..c40a248b9f 100644
> --- a/refs/files-backend.c
> +++ b/refs/files-backend.c
> @@ -2025,6 +2025,8 @@ static int create_ref_symlink(struct ref_lock *lock, const char *target)
>  
>  	if (ret)
>  		fprintf(stderr, "no symlink - falling back to symbolic ref\n");
> +	else
> +		warning("core.preferSymlinkRefs will be removed in Git 3.0");
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  #endif

This string should probably be marked for translation, right?

Patrick