Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: > Now, if we have to remove it, we did a stat() before that. It succeeded. > So we know that "a/b/c/d/e/f/" exists. It might contain some symlinks, > but it exists. Yes, it is exactly the thing. It might contain a/b/c as symlink but the index does not say a/b/c _IS_ a symlink, and the code "fixes" that. Otherwise, you would get inconsistent result from "git checkout" depending on random symlink you happen to have in your working tree. - 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
