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Re: [PATCH] Rename core.unreliableHardlinks to core.createObject

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Apr 28, 2009, 08:23 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0904281022070.10279@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
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Hi,
On Mon, 27 Apr 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> > index 5c8e83a..9ca1826 100644
> > --- a/Makefile
> > +++ b/Makefile
> > @@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ all::
> >  # information on a not yet closed file that lstat would return for the same
> >  # file after it was closed.
> >  #
> > -# Define UNRELIABLE_HARDLINKS if your operating systems has problems when
> > -# hardlinking a file to another name and unlinking the original file right
> > +# Define OBJECT_CREATION_USES_RENAMES if your operating systems has problems
> > +# when hardlinking a file to another name and unlinking the original file right
> 
> With the configuration variable for this relatively obscure feature in 
> place, I wonder if we can simply get rid of the hardcoded compilation 
> preference.

I'd rather not, for Windows. Remember, it fixes issues 222 and 229. And from the comments in those issues I understand that more than 2 persons had problems due to these issues.

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 33 of 38 in “Add an option not to use link(src, dest) && unlink(src) when that is unreliable”
  1. Add an option not to use link(src, dest) && unlink(src) when that is unreliableJohannes Schindelin, Apr 23, 2009
  2. Johannes SixtApr 23, 2009
  3. Johannes SchindelinApr 23, 2009
  4. Add an option not to use link(src, dest) && unlink(src) when that is unreliableJohannes Schindelin, Apr 25, 2009
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 25, 2009
  6. Linus TorvaldsApr 25, 2009
  7. Michael GaberApr 25, 2009
  8. Linus TorvaldsApr 25, 2009
  9. Jay SoffianApr 27, 2009
  10. Johannes SixtApr 25, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 25, 2009
  12. Johannes SchindelinApr 26, 2009
  13. Linus TorvaldsApr 25, 2009
  14. Alex RiesenApr 23, 2009
  15. Johannes SchindelinApr 23, 2009
  16. Alex RiesenApr 24, 2009
  17. Linus TorvaldsApr 25, 2009
  18. Johannes SixtApr 25, 2009
  19. Junio C HamanoApr 26, 2009
  20. Johannes SchindelinApr 26, 2009
  21. Add an option not to use link(src, dest) && unlink(src) when that is unreliableJohannes Schindelin, Apr 27, 2009
  22. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2009
  23. Johannes SchindelinApr 27, 2009
  24. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2009
  25. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2009
  26. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2009
  27. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2009
  28. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2009
  29. Johannes SchindelinApr 27, 2009
  30. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2009
  31. Rename core.unreliableHardlinks to core.createObjectJohannes Schindelin, Apr 27, 2009
  32. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2009
  33. Johannes SchindelinApr 28, 2009
  34. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2009
  35. Johannes SchindelinApr 28, 2009
  36. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2009
  37. Johannes SchindelinApr 28, 2009
  38. Johannes SchindelinApr 26, 2009

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