microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit
Mac: Detect newly created symbolic links
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affects: correctness
domain: kext
domain: user-mode
platform: macOS
type: enhancement
- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 6.1k
- Forks
- 474
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
#285 added support for projecting symbolic links, but VFS for Git still needs to detect when they are created and update the Modified Paths database so that the new links are reported by git status
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 by reading issue #285 to understand how symbolic-link projection was added. Trace VFS for Git's handling of newly created links and the Modified Paths database, then verify that the links appear in git status; the payload names no files or tests to run.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- devtools, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100