microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit
POSIX: Remove or no-op calls to CreateGitScript on POSIX
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affects: polish
platform: linux
platform: macOS
- Dominant language
- C#
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Description
Creates a script that will automatically change a user's directory to src when git commands are run one level higher.
We should either update this method to create a script that does work on Mac/Linux, or stop writing out the script completely on Mac/Linux.
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
Start at GVFS/GVFS/CommandLine/CloneVerb.cs around line 668 and inspect the CreateGitScript call and its POSIX behavior. Determine whether Mac/Linux should receive a working script or no script, then verify that cloning on POSIX no longer writes a nonfunctional script.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100