Don't create symlinks in bzr.dev, please!

Talden talden at gmail.com
Tue Jul 28 08:34:22 BST 2009


>> Actually it would be a bug in Bazaar for not correctly creating the
>> windows equivalent of symlinks (though using them sucks on Windows so
>> eww).
>>
>> We really do need a policy not to use them in bzr.dev (and recommend
>> not to use them in any plugins)
>
> Indeed, this put me off using BugsEverywhere (although I've since developed
> other aversions to in-tree bug tracking), because I couldn't get the sources
> on Windows (without the win32symlinks plugin).

Ditto on the inability to get the BugsEverywhere sources on my main
box.  I'd still like to look into it but having the code on the box I
use most often means having to spend less time unrelated to the task
at hand and time is at quite a premium these days.

--
Talden



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