From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM, RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9258208CD for ; Fri, 18 Aug 2017 22:33:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751114AbdHRWd1 (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:33:27 -0400 Received: from mail-pg0-f52.google.com ([74.125.83.52]:37372 "EHLO mail-pg0-f52.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750847AbdHRWd0 (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:33:26 -0400 Received: by mail-pg0-f52.google.com with SMTP id y129so72292469pgy.4 for ; Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:33:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=9G2UGKzZp92jAmsAnIcMbWeEAVlWyQ2ALM5sMn1NXCE=; b=Bip5SiKawX/88fNgQp2d+fYsjtsueGTIvr5R+GXYe9dLwBLRlRb9bgtitqwiu08xVS 8o+vDjX0oSQ6ue/0jaEvMZDi6ELfyORXEG40RNdoCHc+6EFkS4nCBen4q1pLGcaIrVF4 xEKG7mDO0VO916zXGZ+oh8AwZ1UIeM+3dVRGLtulzuhDBZjkp1+VeXYXrXczLb6aoikw rVGW0hp6r0AeklPemb64EXEkRm+O1sO0CIHtyRoPhZKaNEz4pmiKesyafAdU/U3SWTgG mLxSacWwK+VK9Ckn48ufK/xkWTh2J7/hyPod6R6LeFrW+KrdFRT//FzO73dh/PMGKVFx 7Rxg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=9G2UGKzZp92jAmsAnIcMbWeEAVlWyQ2ALM5sMn1NXCE=; b=pawVPHjfQeEi01AgJHp7fpE3UEL7vc/fIJqCwDlb4tvSjIbZbaacaO58/LZ3+iOTY7 sk+B9I8fNsks5P8t/mZ4pTDRrZfnn1CA15uM882aGt6vgTdhta7hOWo2d1QdeAirqSjD XKtmWGWZuGyiTeeexf6kHFV3fCwa/3ntIb/yijmFzH97489umKVjN62dlnEwUL7B4SOI YeFTkiVauJWdEZLUeQ+amYfk3PK7vez2dXV/a4H19pIfiXRe8iVAilKdcTiLi/ecSABY ATLqYA9GvDFar/O/mQkDWHTcJt7IBgh214PZ7t8YJD/bx2/gFd/TMZWT9BLxTZB//tHh IGXQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AHYfb5h4Ojw9UvGRrBY1KXS4hq30SmVxvGbMD/SdJRdiCwX74ozgCWoI Ed0jgNJ5sylhKA== X-Received: by 10.99.107.9 with SMTP id g9mr9696992pgc.147.1503095605928; Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:33:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from aiede.mtv.corp.google.com ([2620:0:100e:402:70fd:e2e5:b6ce:5065]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id q89sm12847545pfd.156.2017.08.18.15.33.25 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:33:25 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:33:23 -0700 From: Jonathan Nieder To: Mike Hommey Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, git-for-windows@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Revision resolution for remote-helpers? Message-ID: <20170818223323.GO13924@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com> References: <20170818064208.plkppke7efpucuwm@glandium.org> <20170818220637.GN13924@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com> <20170818221754.3rbh35aewj5xnu4z@glandium.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20170818221754.3rbh35aewj5xnu4z@glandium.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Mike Hommey wrote[1]: > On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 03:06:37PM -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote: >> Mike Hommey wrote: >>> The reason for the :: prefix is that it matches the :: >>> prefix used for remote helpers. >>> >>> Now, there are a few caveats: [...] >>> - msys likes to completely fuck up command lines when they contain ::. >>> For remote helpers, the alternative that works is >>> :///etc. >> >> Hm --- is there a bug already open about this (e.g. in the Git for >> Windows project or in msys) where I can read more? > > It's entirely an msys problem. Msys has weird rules to translate between > unix paths and windows paths on the command line, and botches everything > as a consequence. That's by "design". > > http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Posix_path_conversion > > (Particularly, see the last two entries) > > That only happens when calling native Windows programs from a msys > shell. Cc-ing the Git for Windows mailing list as an FYI. I have faint memories that some developers on that project have had to delve deep into Msys path modification rules. It's possible they can give us advice (e.g. about :: having been a bad choice of syntax in the first place :)). Thanks, Jonathan [1] https://public-inbox.org/git/20170818221754.3rbh35aewj5xnu4z@glandium.org/