Re: [PATCH] Add a new lstat implementation based on Win32 API, and make stat use that implementation too.

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Hi,

On Mon, 3 Sep 2007, Marius Storm-Olsen wrote:

> Robin Rosenberg said the following on 02.09.2007 22:27:
> > s?ndag 02 september 2007 skrev Marius Storm-Olsen:
> > > (Also, since Windows doesn't really handle symlinks, it's fine that 
> > > stat just uses lstat)
> > 
> > It does now: See 
> > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363866.aspx
> 
> Yeah, I know about Vista's improved support for symbolic links. However, 
> I think we can let that lay for a while, until we decide to make Git 
> generate proper symlinks on Vista. I don't see it as a 1st priority at 
> the moment, and we can always add the needed functionality in a separate 
> stat() function later.

... and force everybody to upgrade to Vista, thereby working for Microsoft 
for free?  You _know_ that I will oppose that change.

Ciao,
Dscho

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