Re: [PATCH] object-name: fix resolution of object names containing curly braces

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jan 3, 2025, 15:46 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqwmfbsxxc.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <Z3ec0768O64j-JeJ@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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> I wonder though: does this have any impact on '<rev>^{<type>}' and other
> syntaxes where we use '^' instead of '@'?
> ...
> Do these really need the FUNNYNAMES prereq? The prereq seems to only be
> about embedded quotes, tabs and newlines and is disallowed on MinGW. But
> I think both '{' and '@' should work alright there, shouldn't they?

Thanks for a review. I am too curious how this change interacts with syntax with {braces} that do not use "@".

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