Re: [PATCH v1/RFC 1/1] 'git clone <url> C:\cygwin\home\USER\repo' is working (again)

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 28, 2018, 04:10 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq1s75u9im.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1811271352560.41@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

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>> Sorry, but I fail to see the point the last example wants to make.
>
> I agree. For me, the real test is this:
>
> me@work ~
> $ cd /cygdrive
>
> me@work /cygdrive
> $ ls
> c  d
>
> So `/cygdrive` *is* a valid directory in Cygwin.

That supports the code that does not special case a path that begins with /cygdrive/ and simply treats it as a full path and freely use relative path, I guess. Very good point.

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