From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johannes Schindelin Subject: Re: What's cooking in git.git (topics) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:57:39 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: References: <7vlk4snpj3.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vbq4j748l.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vr6d8apjx.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vhcdyfe9u.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vabjm1a0q.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vr6crj0jk.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vmyn4hr8f.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vmymsjz6x.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vabijxhk4.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vwslhg8qe.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vhccfiksy.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vod6k6zg4.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7v4p7xwsfp.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7v3anb19n7.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vwskjazql.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vk5ggipuw.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vej6l3lp7.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vod5kd3im.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <7vk5g89f34.fsf@gitster.siamese.dynd ns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Junio C Hamano , Linus Torvalds , Git Mailinglist To: Pieter de Bie X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Mon Jun 30 00:00:34 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KD4wj-0003Uc-QJ for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:34 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752522AbYF2V7h (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:59:37 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752528AbYF2V7h (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:59:37 -0400 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:50250 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752310AbYF2V7h (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:59:37 -0400 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 29 Jun 2008 21:59:35 -0000 Received: from 87.113.36.200.plusnet.pte-ag1.dyn.plus.net (EHLO racer.local) [87.113.36.200] by mail.gmx.net (mp065) with SMTP; 29 Jun 2008 23:59:35 +0200 X-Authenticated: #1490710 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/5un9PkmH5jgxdlLV/QxjqbKipBL1/nzFNFTnjf5 AtuZdiQH/Ftl98 X-X-Sender: gene099@racer In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Alpine 1.00 (DEB 882 2007-12-20) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, On Sun, 29 Jun 2008, Pieter de Bie wrote: > On 29 jun 2008, at 22:11, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > > use of them from your scripts after adding output from "git > > --exec-path" to the $PATH will still be supported in 1.6.0, but users > > are again strongly encouraged to adjust their scripts to use "git > > xyzzy" form, as we will stop installing "git-xyzzy" hardlinks for > > built-in commands in later releases. > > I think msysgit doesn't (didn't?) install the hardlinks to conserve > space, as Windows doesn't support hard links. Please do not spread FUD. Where available, we install hardlinks. And even if we did not, given that we do not yet actively support MinGW, I think your suggestion is a bit early, to say the least. Ciao, Dscho