Re: [RFC] Provide a mechanism to turn off symlink resolution in ceiling paths

2013-02-21 Thread Junio C Hamano
Michael Haggerty mhag...@alum.mit.edu writes: Unfortunately I am swamped with other work right now so I don't have time to test the code and might not be able to respond promptly to feedback. A note like the above is a good way to give a cue to others so that we can work together to pick up,

Re: [RFC] Provide a mechanism to turn off symlink resolution in ceiling paths

2013-02-20 Thread Junio C Hamano
Michael Haggerty mhag...@alum.mit.edu writes: This is a possible implementation (untested!) of Junio's suggestion, with the slight twist that the empty entry can appear anywhere in GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES and only turns off symlink expansion for subsequent entries. Sounds like a good way to