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Re: [PATCH 1/3] perf: let's disable symlinks on Windows

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 11, 2016, 08:09 UTC
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Hi Junio,
On Tue, 10 May 2016, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > In Git for Windows' SDK, Git's source code is always checked out
> > with symlinks disabled. The reason is that POSIX symlinks have no
> > accurate equivalent on Windows [*1*]. More precisely, though, it is
> > not just Git's source code but *all* source code that is checked
> > out with symlinks disabled: core.symlinks is set to false in the
> > system-wide gitconfig.
> >
> > Since the perf tests are run with the system-wide gitconfig *disabled*,
> > we have to make sure that the Git repository is initialized correctly
> > by configuring core.symlinks explicitly.
> 
> Is MINGW the right prerequisite to use here, or is SIMLINKS more
> appropriate?

Oh, you're absolutely correct! It has nothing to do with MINGW itself, of course.

Fixed in v2, Dscho

Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Johannes Schindelin
Message 4 of 26 in “Introduce a perf test for interactive rebase”
  1. 0/3 Introduce a perf test for interactive rebaseJohannes Schindelin, May 10, 2016
  2. 1/3 perf: let's disable symlinks on WindowsJohannes Schindelin, May 10, 2016
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2016
  4. Johannes SchindelinMay 11, 2016
  5. 2/3 perf: make the tests work in worktreesJohannes Schindelin, May 10, 2016
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2016
  7. Johannes SchindelinMay 11, 2016
  8. 3/3 Add a perf test for rebase -iJohannes Schindelin, May 10, 2016
  9. 0/3 Introduce a perf test for interactive rebaseJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2016
  10. 3/3 Add a perf test for rebase -iJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2016
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2016
  12. Johannes SchindelinMay 13, 2016
  13. 2/3 perf: make the tests work in worktreesJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2016
  14. Eric SunshineMay 11, 2016
  15. Johannes SchindelinMay 13, 2016
  16. 1/3 perf: let's disable symlinks when they are not availableJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2016
  17. 0/3 Introduce a perf test for interactive rebaseJohannes Schindelin, May 13, 2016
  18. 1/3 perf: let's disable symlinks when they are not availableJohannes Schindelin, May 13, 2016
  19. 2/3 perf: make the tests work in worktreesJohannes Schindelin, May 13, 2016
  20. René ScharfeMay 29, 2016
  21. Johannes SchindelinMay 30, 2016
  22. Junio C HamanoMay 30, 2016
  23. René ScharfeMay 30, 2016
  24. Junio C HamanoMay 31, 2016
  25. Jeff KingJun 21, 2016
  26. 3/3 Add a perf test for rebase -iJohannes Schindelin, May 13, 2016

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