Re: export or checkout of alias modules where the first item in the list is an empty directory

[Derek Robert Price]

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Mark D. Baushke wrote:

>I doubt if I will have time to work on this bug over the United States
>holiday weekend.
>
>    Have a good Thanksgiving,
>    -- Mark
>
>ChangeLog:
>    * sanity.sh (modules7): New test to demonstrate export bug.
>    (Reported by Richard_Verhoeven@WestLB.de)


I've committed something like this patch to stable.  I'm not inclined
to fix the "bug" as it is really a well-documented "feature" <grin/>.
Search for "no such tag" in the "Error messages" section of the
Cederqvist for more information.

In all seriousness, this problem was fixed in feature prior to the
1.12.10 release.  I think this is sufficient given the well-known and
documented nature of the original bug/feature and the high hopes I
have for blessing 1.12.x as a new stable branch within the next few
months.  I have, however, added the (now passing) modules7 test and
updated the "no such tag" documentation on feature.

Incidentally, this new test case may have been overkill.  I cam across
the old test for the failed checkout while I was reworking the
documentation.  If anyone feels like reviewing the matter, please
search sanity.sh for "no such tag".  I don't have time just now and
too many tests is better than not enough.

Cheers,

Derek

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