Re: [PATCH v8] setup: allow cwd/.git to be a symlink to a directory

From: Tian Yuchen <a3205153416@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 22, 2026, 03:22 UTC
Message-ID: <b2f0153e-8401-437c-bec5-333b3375782b@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqqzqerp21.fsf@gitster.g>

Hi Junio,

Thanks for the review.

> Exactly.  That is where my reference to "not tightening everything
> at once" comes from.

Happy that I'm on the right track.

> Yup.  Perhaps it would deserve a new "/* NEEDSWORK: should we catch a
> directory .git that is not a git directory here? */" comment there.

Indeed. Will add soon.

Regards,

Yuchen

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