Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes:
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2016, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> I _think_ the no-index mode was primarily for those who want to use
>> our diff as a replacement for GNU and other diffs, and from that
>> point of view, I'd favour not doing the "comparing symbolic link?
>> We'll show the difference between the link contents, not target"
>> under no-index mode myself.
>
> If I read this correctly,...
Now I re-read it and I can see it can be read either way.
By "link contents" in "comparing symbolic link? We'll show the
difference between the link contents, not target", I meant the
result you get from readlink(2), which will result in
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index c02235fe8c..b54330f7cd 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/2.10.2.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/2.11.0.txt
\ No newline at end of file
not the comparison between the files that are link targets,
i.e. hypothetical
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index c4d4397023..7a1fce7720 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.10.2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.11.0.txt
@@ -1,41 +1,402 @@
-Git v2.10.2 Release Notes
-=========================
+Git 2.11 Release Notes
...
And I'd favour *NOT* doing that if we are using our diff as a
replacement for GNU and other diffs in "no-index" mode. Which leads
to ...
>> That is a lot closer to the diff other people implemented, not ours.
>> Hence the knee-jerk reaction I gave in
>>
>> http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqinrt1zcx.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
... this conclusion, which is consistent with ...
>
> Let me quote the knee-jerk reaction:
>
>> My knee-jerk reaction is:
>>
>> * The --no-index mode should default to your --follow-symlinks
>> behaviour, without any option to turn it on or off.
... this one.
But notice "I _think_" in the first sentence you quoted. That is a
basic assumption that leads to the conclusion, and that assumption
is not a fact. Maybe users do *not* want the "no-index" mode as a
replacement for GNU and other diffs, in which case comparing the
result of readlink(2) even in no-index mode might have merit. I
just didn't think it was the case.