Re: [PATCH 6/5] NUL hack to create_file()

> Daniel Barkalow wrote:
> 
> > support it in git. Of course, people on Windows using projects with these
> > filenames will probably run into problems with other tools, but at least
> > git will behave properly.
> 
> I don't see how it would help to have core git using the Native syntax
> to bypass the Win32 layer's restrictions but none of the accompanying
> suite of tools, i.e. the dozens of various MSYS sh.exe, perl.exe,
> cat.exe, etc.  None of those would be able to open or even delete those
> files with the reserved filenames.
> 
> Users tend to get upset when software creates files that cannot be
> removed through conventional methods, e.g. Explorer is completely
> powerless to remove it.  Cygwin shipped with a bug several years ago
> that unintentionally allowed to create (but not unlink) reserved
> filenames.  Unless you knew the magical incantation of "del
> \\.\c:\path\to\nul" the file was immutable.