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Re: [PATCH 0/3] Handle worktrees at the top of a network drive

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 26, 2019, 17:08 UTC
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"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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> Windows' network drive concept is a quite useful and versatile one. Once
> authenticated, one can even change the working directory to a network drive
> (cd \\server\share, works in PowerShell and Git Bash).
>
> Some users want to have their Git repositories there, and with these
> patches, that works, even.

OK. I see too many 'even' (iow, if it walks and quacks like any other directory, it should be able to house a Git repository, so to me it does not even deserve 'it even works'), but that's probably just me.

Queued.  Thanks.
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> This is yet another patch series in the seemingly endless stream of Git for
> Windows patches.
>
> Johannes Schindelin (3):
>   setup_git_directory(): handle UNC paths correctly
>   Fix .git/ discovery at the root of UNC shares
>   setup_git_directory(): handle UNC root paths correctly
>
>  setup.c | 10 ++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
>
> base-commit: 8104ec994ea3849a968b4667d072fedd1e688642
> Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-141%2Fdscho%2Fgitdir-at-unc-root-v1
> Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-141/dscho/gitdir-at-unc-root-v1
> Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/141
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  1. 0/3 Handle worktrees at the top of a network driveJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 24, 2019
  2. 1/3 setup_git_directory(): handle UNC paths correctlyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 24, 2019
  3. 2/3 Fix .git/ discovery at the root of UNC sharesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 24, 2019
  4. 3/3 setup_git_directory(): handle UNC root paths correctlyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 24, 2019
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2019

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