microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript
"Filename too long" on Windows when cloning test folder
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Description
Code:
git config --global core.symlinks true
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/denoland/deno.git
Actual behavior:
"Filename too long" when cloning test files
tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/emitAndErrorUpdates/assumeChangesOnlyAffectDirectDependenciesAndD/updates-errors-when-file-transitively-exported-file-changes/when-there-are-circular-import-and-exports.js
Related Issues:
https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/6211
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue with git config --global core.symlinks true and git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/denoland/deno.git, then inspect the long path under tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/emitAndErrorUpdates. Read related issue 6211 for context. Done means the test folder can be cloned on Windows without the reported filename-length failure, with the chosen repository change or guidance verified.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, typescript
- Domain
- testing-qa
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100