Hi, On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Johannes Sixt wrote: > diff --git a/builtin-apply.c b/builtin-apply.c > index bec95d6..1636807 100644 > --- a/builtin-apply.c > +++ b/builtin-apply.c > @@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ static int try_create_file(const char *path, unsigned int mode, const char *buf, > { > int fd; > > - if (S_ISLNK(mode)) > + if (trust_symlink_fmt && S_ISLNK(mode)) First of all why "_fmt"? I would have called it "trust_symlinks". > diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c > index c2641dd..3d5c0e4 100644 > --- a/entry.c > +++ b/entry.c > @@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce, char *path, struct checkout *stat > if (to_tempfile) { > strcpy(path, ".merge_link_XXXXXX"); > fd = mkstemp(path); > + } else if (!trust_symlink_fmt) { > + /* write a regular file */ > + fd = create_file(path, 0666); > + } > + if (to_tempfile || !trust_symlink_fmt) { Wouldn't this be better: - if (to_tempfile) { - strcpy(path, ".merge_link_XXXXXX"); - fd = mkstemp(path); + if (to_tempfile || !trusk_symlink_fmt) { + if (to_tempfile) { + strcpy(path, ".merge_link_XXXXXX"); + fd = mkstemp(path); + } else + fd = create_file(path, 0666); Hmm? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html