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Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsserver: handle change type T
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:21:24 -0700
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Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org> writes:

> git-cvsserver does not support changes of type T (file type change,
> e.g. symlink->real file).  This patch treats them the same as changes
> of type M.

Hmm.

Do cvs clients even know how to handle symlinks, or will this patch just
start sending the readlink(2) result as if it is just a regular file
contents?