Re: [PATCH] Make Git accept absolute path names for files within the work tree

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Hi,

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Jeff King wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 09:53:30PM +0100, Robin Rosenberg wrote:
> 
> > code did not pass). Like Linus, this code does not resolve symlinks,
> > but I forgot to state that it is by design. It solves my problem and
> 
> By design meaning "I didn't feel like implemening it because I do not
> personally care" or "I have some reason not to resolve symlinks"?

IMHO those symlinks would be a nice thing in some corner cases, but 
penalise the common case.  So I tend to believe the latter.  (See also 
Linus' message why he talks about his preference for the die() code path.)

Ciao,
Dscho

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