Re: [PATCH] Rename core.unreliableHardlinks to core.createObject

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Hi,

On Mon, 27 Apr 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> > index 5c8e83a..9ca1826 100644
> > --- a/Makefile
> > +++ b/Makefile
> > @@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ all::
> >  # information on a not yet closed file that lstat would return for the same
> >  # file after it was closed.
> >  #
> > -# Define UNRELIABLE_HARDLINKS if your operating systems has problems when
> > -# hardlinking a file to another name and unlinking the original file right
> > +# Define OBJECT_CREATION_USES_RENAMES if your operating systems has problems
> > +# when hardlinking a file to another name and unlinking the original file right
> 
> With the configuration variable for this relatively obscure feature in 
> place, I wonder if we can simply get rid of the hardcoded compilation 
> preference.

I'd rather not, for Windows.  Remember, it fixes issues 222 and 229.  And 
from the comments in those issues I understand that more than 2 persons 
had problems due to these issues.

Ciao,
Dscho
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