Re: What's cooking in git.git (topics)

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Jun 29, 2008, 21:57 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0806292256200.9925@racer>
In-Reply-To: <A87D312D-8B65-4D57-84AC-8FC07A27B937@ai.rug.nl>

Hi,

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008, Pieter de Bie wrote:

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> On 29 jun 2008, at 22:11, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
> >  use of them from your scripts after adding output from "git 
> >  --exec-path" to the $PATH will still be supported in 1.6.0, but users 
> >  are again strongly encouraged to adjust their scripts to use "git 
> >  xyzzy" form, as we will stop installing "git-xyzzy" hardlinks for 
> >  built-in commands in later releases.
> 
> I think msysgit doesn't (didn't?) install the hardlinks to conserve 
> space, as Windows doesn't support hard links.

Please do not spread FUD.  Where available, we install hardlinks.

And even if we did not, given that we do not yet actively support MinGW, I think your suggestion is a bit early, to say the least.

Ciao, Dscho