Re: [PATCH] Define a version of lstat(2) with posix semantics

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2009, Alex Riesen wrote:
>
>> So that Cygwin port can continue work around its supporting
>> library and get access to its faked file attributes.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
>> ---
>
> [patch not inlined: therefore you'll have to guess what I am referring to]
>
> It seems quite wrong to define something for other platforms when only 
> Cygwin is affected.
>
> I'd rather just disable WIN32_STAT for Cygwin, because otherwise, we will 
> keep running into issues.

I am inclined to agree with this.

Back when Cygwin was the only choice, it was a way to bring benefit of git
to folks who have to work on Windows, but with the recent advances in
msysgit, probably Cygwin port should return to a role more in line with
the overall Cygwin theme of bringing the more POSIXy sanity into Windows
world.  I personally see a Cygwin port as a vehicle for people who care
about having a POSIXly-correct world where files have executable bits and
lines are terminated with LF on Windows.  If you want to have a system
that is closer to Window's world view, there is (or will be, as msysgit is
still officially marked as alpha) a viable alternative, and the current
"selective cheating" Cygwin port does may benefit nobody.

But I do not work on Windows myself, so please take this only as a mere
uninformed opinion, nothing more.