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Re: .gitk should created hidden in windows

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Mar 24, 2009, 01:39 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0903240238440.10279@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
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Hi,
On Tue, 24 Mar 2009, Pat Thoyts wrote:
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> Paul Mackerras wrote:
> > Please try this patch and let me know if it does what you want.
> > 
> [snip]
> 
> This patch works fine on my Vista installation. The .gitk file is now 
> hidden.
> 
> An alternative that was discussed was to move it rather than hide it so 
> that it ends up in the Application Data folder along with settings for 
> other applications. The following patch does this but hits rather more 
> lines of code and ends up needing to check the original location as 
> well.

While I see your point, keep in mind that this patch would make Git for Windows even more incompatible with Git "In The Rest Of The World"...

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Steve WagnerMar 17, 2009
  2. Paul MackerrasMar 23, 2009
  3. Steve WagnerMar 23, 2009
  4. Pat ThoytsMar 24, 2009
  5. Johannes SchindelinMar 24, 2009
  6. Paul MackerrasApr 17, 2009
  7. John TapsellMar 24, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinMar 24, 2009

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