Re: symbolic links in Git for Windows v2.27.0, was Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git for Windows 2.27.0-rc2

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: May 29, 2020, 13:40 UTC
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2005291539080.56@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
In-Reply-To: <20200529223200.GJ1915090@camp.crustytoothpaste.net>

Hi brian,

On Fri, 29 May 2020, brian m. carlson wrote:

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> On 2020-05-28 at 21:35:24, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > Dear Git users,
> >
> > On Tue, 26 May 2020, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> >
> > > I hereby announce that Git for Windows 2.27.0-rc2 is available from:
> > >
> > >     https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.27.0-rc2.windows.1
> >
> > Git for Windows v2.27.0 will be out on Tuesday (or even on Monday if Git
> > v2.27.0 is released early enough). It has a (last-minute) bug fix where
> > the length of symbolic links that is recorded in the Git index is the
> > _actual_ length of the link target, so that `git status` agrees between
> > Git for Windows and WSL Git.
>
> Thank you for this.  While I don't usually use Windows, this has been a
> pain point for a lot of Windows users, and fixing it will significantly
> improve the user experience.

To be quite honest, I had no idea that it was a pain point, as it did not come up on the Git for Windows tracker.

Do you have a list of pain points on Windows that you're aware of? I would love to get my hands on it to triage, prioritize, and address those issues.

Thanks, Dscho