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Re: [PATCH] Add support for GIT_ONE_FILESYSTEM

From
Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 15, 2010, 23:16 UTC
Message-ID
<fabb9a1e1003151616m4c0e9100g77170433f6a67912@mail.gmail.com>
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<20100315214003.GB11157@pixar.com>
Heya,
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 22:40, Lars Damerow <lars@pixar.com> wrote:
> +                       if (buf.st_dev != current_device)
> +                               die("refusing to cross filesystem boundary '%s/..'", cwd);

Great, that's going to tell the unfortunate user who runs into this a whole lot of nothing. Shouldn't you at least tell them what git was trying to do, how they can fix it if this is not the desired behavior, etc. etc.?

-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier
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  1. Add support for GIT_ONE_FILESYSTEMLars Damerow, Mar 15, 2010
  2. Sverre RabbelierMar 15, 2010
  3. Lars DamerowMar 15, 2010
  4. Jeff KingMar 16, 2010
  5. Lars DamerowMar 16, 2010
  6. Jeff KingMar 16, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2010
  8. Lars DamerowMar 16, 2010

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