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Re: [PATCH v3] handle lower case drive letters on Windows

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 12, 2018, 20:34 UTC
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Ben Peart <Ben.Peart@microsoft.com> writes:
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>> > Thanks.  I thought it was strange as well until I realized you only
>> > see the error message if there _isn't_ a valid drive letter so seeing
>> > the entire path makes sense as it will likely be something like
>> "\\server\volume\directory"
>> 
>> Yup, that is why I thought Dscho meant to say something like
>> 
>> 	"'%s': path without valid drive prefix"
>> 
>> in my response ;-)
>
> I'm fine with that - want me to leave it alone, spin a V4 or have you tweak it?

That's "helped-by Dscho" patch, so I'd leave it to him by queuing v3 overnight and wait to deal with the final decision by the weekend ;-) That way, I do not have to make a decision on anything Windows related.

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  2. Stefan BellerJul 11, 2018
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  4. Junio C HamanoJul 11, 2018
  5. Ben PeartJul 11, 2018
  6. handle lower case drive letters on WindowsBen Peart, Jul 11, 2018
  7. Johannes SchindelinJul 12, 2018
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2018
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  10. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2018
  11. Ben PeartJul 12, 2018
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