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Re: PATCH: backport of symlink fix for issue 142 to cvs 1.11.9.1


From: Larry Jones
Subject: Re: PATCH: backport of symlink fix for issue 142 to cvs 1.11.9.1
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:31:26 -0500 (EST)

Paul Edwards writes:
> 
> BTW, I have softlinked to the repository many times, and it
> has worked every time.

Like using \ rather than / in $CVSROOT, many things work, some things
don't.  LockDir is a known problem, but I think there are other
problems, too.

> I don't know which particular operation makes it fail when
> using symbolic links, but whoever added that feature, made
> it fail IMO, and is thus a bug that can have <xyz> effects.

It's been that way "forever".  Symlinks simply weren't considered in the
original design.

-Larry Jones

I stand FIRM in my belief of what's right!  I REFUSE to
compromise my principles! -- Calvin




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