From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#21535: 25.0.50; vc-follow-symlinks=ask is ineffective for directory links Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:57:16 +0100 Message-ID: <87czzlirzn.fsf@gnus.org> References: <87zj0e9qc3.fsf@gnu.org> <87pn3rtaot.fsf@gnus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="22563"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 21535@debbugs.gnu.org, Johan =?UTF-8?Q?Bockg=C3=A5rd?= To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 07 15:58:12 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kmHxs-0005kL-HX for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:58:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39230 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmHxr-0002sD-J9 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:58:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33178) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmHxi-0002ro-Lv for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:58:02 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:43327) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmHxi-00035E-F6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:58:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmHxi-00010d-Dl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:58:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:58:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 21535 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: moreinfo Original-Received: via spool by 21535-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B21535.16073530573832 (code B ref 21535); Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:58:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 21535) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Dec 2020 14:57:37 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54870 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmHxJ-0000zk-02 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:57:37 -0500 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:37888) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmHxG-0000zU-Qi for 21535@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:57:35 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=Mpc1ZKH8v1RB30H1feevY3HbRTtb01W+WqOmIQ2JoYk=; b=dJt4fszGG/LRH/ydmcZ/XkgM+Z HHKTxQPRN949Ee33EjykUsGicUfY+uwfO8zIAigpY+IuOc89iydvTw1x+RJj/MhQiDufpE0e1e+4P g8ywe72z5yPjN94S/rpsp51OrRPsoAOhbzPJok37ekb7/oXPht2M+QoMwlfuSq5WT5u8=; Original-Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=xo) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kmHx0-0006dE-5f; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:57:28 +0100 X-Now-Playing: Shirley Collins's _Heart's Ease_: "Rolling In The Dew" In-Reply-To: (Glenn Morris's message of "Sun, 06 Dec 2020 17:55:07 -0500") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:195233 Archived-At: Glenn Morris writes: > Maybe: > > cd /tmp > mkdir git > cd git > touch 1 > git init > git add . > git commit -m "c1" > cd /tmp > ln -s git/1 > ln -s git git2 Thanks! > emacs -Q /tmp/1 > -> "Symbolic link to Git-controlled source file; follow link?" > > emacs -Q /tmp/git2/1 > -> no prompt > > I don't think I see why that matters though, so maybe not the right example. I think that's the correct recipe for the issue described. And it does seem rather odd, doesn't it? In both cases, we're following a symlink, but we only get the warning in the first case? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no