GNU bug report logs - #23436
[PATCH] Use the true name of a file to determine responsible vc.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>

Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 21:34:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 23436 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>, 23436 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23436: [PATCH] Attemp to use the true name of a file to
 determine responsible vc if the genuine name does not work.
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:49:15 -0700

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On 10/19/2016 04:37 PM, Dmitry Gutov wrote:
> On 19.10.2016 22:33, Hong Xu wrote:
>> +        (dolist (file-path (list file (file-truename file)))
> 
> Why not just use the true name?

Because sometimes we track symlinks specifically. The symlink files may
link to a file in a different repo, for example a git submodule.


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