Re: [PATCH 1/1] mingw: handle absolute paths in expand_user_path()

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 8, 2018, 14:47 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqmuqj7hiv.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1811081408310.39@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>

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

> But now I have a really crazy idea: how about ~~/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt?
> The `~` prefix is *already* a reserved character,...

We would need to prepare for a future where we need yet another special thing to be expanded, and it will quickly become cryptic if you said "~/ is HOME, ~USER/ is USER's HOME, ~~/ is runtime prefix, and ~~~/ is this new thing...". ~runtime_prefix~/ (i.e. carve out the namespace for USERNAME by reserving any names that ends with a tilde) may be a viable way to do this, though. It is just as good as your other idea, <runtime_prefix>, in an earlier message.

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