Re: [PATCH 3/3] Teach "git branch" about --new-workdir

[Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>]

Hi,

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> >> While you guys are discussing this, please please keep in mind that there are
> >> Windows users (/me raises his hand) out there that really really want this
> >> too. So, please try to keep it light on the symlinks.
> >
> > Easy: use cygwin.
> >
> > Okay, a bit more seriously again: in the recent weeks, it seems that more 
> > and more Windows users are asking for features.  Since I guess you are a 
> > developer (why else would you want to use git), IMHO it is your itch to 
> > scratch.
> 
> I do not know this is an appropriate itch to scratch for a
> Windows developer to begin with.  The new-workdir setting *is*
> about symlinked .git/ metainfo space.  If somebody wants to work
> on a filesystem without symlink, he should not be using
> new-workdir but something else.  E.g. GIT_DIR + GIT_WORK_TREE,
> or perhaps GIT_DIR + core.worktree comes to mind.

... which reminds me that I wanted to overhaul that patch series.

Ciao,
Dscho