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diff --git a/doc/bugs/unlock_fails_silently_with_directory_symlinks.mdwn b/doc/bugs/unlock_fails_silently_with_directory_symlinks.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 9b9bb6342..000000000 --- a/doc/bugs/unlock_fails_silently_with_directory_symlinks.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -What steps will reproduce the problem? - -+ ```~/``` is tracked by git and git annex -+ ```~/text/books/foo``` is annexed -+ ```~/books``` is a symlink to ```text/books``` -+ from ```~/``` execute: ```git annex unlock books/foo``` -+ which returns immediately with zero exit code and does not unlock foo. - -What is the expected output? What do you see instead? - -+ I expect ```~/text/books/foo`` to be unlocked - -+ I think ```git annex unlock``` should resolve the symlinks and realize that this is a tracked file. - -What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? - -+ 3.20121112 in debian unstable - -Please provide any additional information below. - -+ I can unlock foo if I provide the full path, eg: -from ```~/``` execute: ```git annex unlock text/books/foo``` - -+ Interestingly, the following _does_ successfully unlock the file: ```cd ~/books && git annex unlock foo``` - - So it seems that symlinks in $PWD are being resolved, but not those in file paths passed as arguments. - -Thank you, thank you! - - - Jason - -jason@jasonwoof.com - -> I'm afraid this is not a bug. Here's why: If you run "git mv books/foo -> books/bar", git will complain: -> ->> fatal: not under version control, source=books/foo, destination=books/bar -> -> So git-annex is just following git's lead (indeed, it's just running -> `git ls-files` to find files to act on), and git doesn't -> recognise this path as a file that's in git. --[[Joey]] - -+ Also, I think ```git annex unlock``` should emit an error message if a file explicitly addressed on the commandline can not be acted upon. - -> I'm beginning to think perhaps it should. Users seem to find the current -> behavior to be sometimes confusing. -> -> However, it's actually a very difficult change to make. Several commands -> have multiple seek stages that act on different types of files, so -> any warning printed by an earlier stage may be premature if a later -> stage comes along and deals with a file. --[[Joey]] - ->> Figured out a non-invasive way to add that warning. [[done]] --[[Joey]] |