From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Junio C Hamano Subject: Re: `.git` symlink makes `git submodule add` fail Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:09:41 -0800 Message-ID: References: <20160212164853.GA6888@witiko> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: =?utf-8?B?VsOtdCBOb3ZvdG7DvQ==?= X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Feb 12 19:09:54 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aUIAE-00040C-8A for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:09:54 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752193AbcBLSJu convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:09:50 -0500 Received: from pb-smtp0.int.icgroup.com ([208.72.237.35]:52094 "EHLO sasl.smtp.pobox.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751061AbcBLSJt convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:09:49 -0500 Received: from sasl.smtp.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-smtp0.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D13C4189A; Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:09:44 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=sasl; bh=xRxt0DAwB35r Og1UZTugvqZPVyI=; b=W14YZO5PcWioE553lOj61nEszz9DudQAv0s0rhOETzgf OTn+1jobx2UHWWbVwIxNF5aZ27r7RZ1BLNgpDyWJ80lx+FHBbmnfMLublSHBtQbz XzuVIxRI6syCHT4QkkMlh786XcLlt03i/kcKSZnayx87bqj/lfKgCG+SCQcZEuY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=sasl; b=ENnUx3 oq1hsCQVaeSA2E0nE3xiiaFlCOuy5Wg4KbxO0tNe+d5IreddFYzvvdhQ5qr00Q5c WlSJZL+9GEJyvJWvrVpOUawl4T2g8br8f9itLVvBAnIL6iwD6DKTobJgvOokXQGZ rRmOLvVc6rCQV4nJSDManseemZpxt7LEV+FsQ= Received: from pb-smtp0.int.icgroup.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-smtp0.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 010C641898; Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:09:44 -0500 (EST) Received: from pobox.com (unknown [104.132.1.64]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pb-smtp0.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2B5A541897; Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:09:43 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <20160212164853.GA6888@witiko> (=?utf-8?Q?=22V=C3=ADt_Novotn?= =?utf-8?Q?=C3=BD=22's?= message of "Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:48:54 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) X-Pobox-Relay-ID: CA87EF74-D1B3-11E5-AEFB-79226BB36C07-77302942!pb-smtp0.pobox.com Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: V=C3=ADt Novotn=C3=BD writes: > Is this a bug, or is the ability to symlink `.git` just a happy coinc= idence? It has never been supported.