From cdfea08af025e6b544e8868bcc96c9e2ff07e272 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://me.yahoo.com/a/EbvxpTI_xP9Aod7Mg4cwGhgjrCrdM5s-#7c0f4" Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:51:02 +0000 Subject: Added a comment: 3 modes (at user level of visibility) -> 2 modes --- .../comment_2_29b9762ef3ad0c9e7abf8bf0d4eb6c42._comment | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/bugs/symlinks_to_absent_files_remain_upon_switching_to_direct_mode2/comment_2_29b9762ef3ad0c9e7abf8bf0d4eb6c42._comment (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/bugs/symlinks_to_absent_files_remain_upon_switching_to_direct_mode2/comment_2_29b9762ef3ad0c9e7abf8bf0d4eb6c42._comment b/doc/bugs/symlinks_to_absent_files_remain_upon_switching_to_direct_mode2/comment_2_29b9762ef3ad0c9e7abf8bf0d4eb6c42._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9c7b25013 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/symlinks_to_absent_files_remain_upon_switching_to_direct_mode2/comment_2_29b9762ef3ad0c9e7abf8bf0d4eb6c42._comment @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://me.yahoo.com/a/EbvxpTI_xP9Aod7Mg4cwGhgjrCrdM5s-#7c0f4" + subject="3 modes (at user level of visibility) -> 2 modes" + date="2015-07-28T20:51:02Z" + content=""" +I am now not quite sure why I thought that in direct mode, regardless of OS we had somewhat consistent user experience across OSes: files either had content fetched by annex (thus not empty) or empty files, such as it is now on crippled filesystems. But really we have 3 modes now, depending on underlying files system (and not even user's decision) in direct mode we might have broken symlinks or empty files. Why bother with broken symlinks? just for performance reasons of not needing to rewrite them as empty files? +"""]] -- cgit v1.2.3