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Re: [PATCH v3 0/8] Fix GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES that contain symlinks

From
Anders Kaseorg <andersk@mit.edu>
Date
Feb 20, 2013, 09:39 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.2.00.1302200427220.3204@dr-wily.mit.edu>
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On Tue, 19 Feb 2013, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Assuming that this says "yes":
> 
> 	D=/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/a/n/andersk/my/dir
>         cd "$D"
>         test "$(/bin/pwd)" = "$D" && echo yes
Correct.
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> Perhaps existing of an empty element in the list would do?  E.g.
> 
> 	GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=:/afs/athena.mit.edu/users/a/n/andesk
> 
> or something like that.  And in such a case, we do not run realpath on 
> the elements on the list before comparing them with what we get from 
> getcwd(3).

That seems reasonable, and has the advantage of backwards compatibility with versions before 1.8.1.2, I guess.

Anders
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Message 25 of 26 in “Fix GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES that contain symlinks”
  1. 0/8 Fix GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES that contain symlinksMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  2. 1/8 Introduce new static function real_path_internal()Michael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  3. 2/8 real_path_internal(): add comment explaining use of cwdMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  4. 3/8 Introduce new function real_path_if_valid()Michael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  5. 4/8 longest_ancestor_length(): use string_list_split()Michael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  6. 5/8 longest_ancestor_length(): take a string_list argument for prefixesMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  7. 6/8 longest_ancestor_length(): require prefix list entries to be normalizedMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  8. Johannes SixtOct 22, 2012
  9. 7/8 normalize_ceiling_entry(): resolve symlinksMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  10. 8/8 string_list_longest_prefix(): remove functionMichael Haggerty, Oct 21, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 21, 2012
  12. Michael HaggertyOct 22, 2012
  13. David AguilarOct 29, 2012
  14. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2012
  15. Michael HaggertyOct 29, 2012
  16. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2012
  17. David AguilarNov 13, 2012
  18. Michael HaggertyNov 15, 2012
  19. Anders KaseorgFeb 20, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2013
  21. [RFC] Provide a mechanism to turn off symlink resolution in ceiling pathsMichael Haggerty, Feb 20, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2013
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2013
  24. Michael HaggertyFeb 22, 2013
  25. Anders KaseorgFeb 20, 2013
  26. Lars DamerowOct 29, 2012

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