Fossil SCM
More improvements to the allow-symlinks help text.
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| +++ src/db.c | ||
| @@ -3551,23 +3551,24 @@ | ||
| 3551 | 3551 | ** in the "admin_log" table of the repository. |
| 3552 | 3552 | */ |
| 3553 | 3553 | /* |
| 3554 | 3554 | ** SETTING: allow-symlinks boolean default=off sensitive |
| 3555 | 3555 | ** |
| 3556 | -** When allow-symlinks is OFF, Fossil does not see symbolic links on disk as | |
| 3557 | -** a separate class of object. Instead Fossil sess the object that the | |
| 3558 | -** symbolic link points to. Fossil will only manage with files and directories, | |
| 3559 | -** not symbolic links. When a symbolic link is added to a repository, the | |
| 3560 | -** object that the link points to is added, not the link itself. | |
| 3561 | -** | |
| 3562 | -** When allow-symlinks is ON, Fossil sees symbolic links on disk as a separate | |
| 3563 | -** object class that distinct from files and directories. When a symbolic link | |
| 3564 | -** is added to a repository, Fossil stores just the target filename. In other | |
| 3565 | -** words, Fossil stores the link itself, not the object that the link points to. | |
| 3566 | -** | |
| 3567 | -** Symbolic links are not cross-platform. They are not available on all | |
| 3568 | -** operating systems and file systems. Hence the allow-symlinks setting is | |
| 3556 | +** When allow-symlinks is OFF, Fossil does not see symbolic links | |
| 3557 | +** (a.k.a "symlinks") on disk as a separate class of object. Instead Fossil | |
| 3558 | +** sees the object that the symlink points to. Fossil will only manage files | |
| 3559 | +** and directories, not symlinks. When a symlink is added to a repository, | |
| 3560 | +** the object that the symlink points to is added, not the symlink itself. | |
| 3561 | +** | |
| 3562 | +** When allow-symlinks is ON, Fossil sees symlinks on disk as a separate | |
| 3563 | +** object class that is distinct from files and directories. When a symlink | |
| 3564 | +** is added to a repository, Fossil stores the target filename. In other | |
| 3565 | +** words, Fossil stores the symlink itself, not the object that the symlink | |
| 3566 | +** points to. | |
| 3567 | +** | |
| 3568 | +** Symlinks are not cross-platform. They are not available on all | |
| 3569 | +** operating systems and file systems. Hence the allow-symlinks setting is | |
| 3569 | 3570 | ** OFF by default, for portability. |
| 3570 | 3571 | */ |
| 3571 | 3572 | /* |
| 3572 | 3573 | ** SETTING: auto-captcha boolean default=on variable=autocaptcha |
| 3573 | 3574 | ** If enabled, the /login page provides a button that will automatically |
| 3574 | 3575 |
| --- src/db.c | |
| +++ src/db.c | |
| @@ -3551,23 +3551,24 @@ | |
| 3551 | ** in the "admin_log" table of the repository. |
| 3552 | */ |
| 3553 | /* |
| 3554 | ** SETTING: allow-symlinks boolean default=off sensitive |
| 3555 | ** |
| 3556 | ** When allow-symlinks is OFF, Fossil does not see symbolic links on disk as |
| 3557 | ** a separate class of object. Instead Fossil sess the object that the |
| 3558 | ** symbolic link points to. Fossil will only manage with files and directories, |
| 3559 | ** not symbolic links. When a symbolic link is added to a repository, the |
| 3560 | ** object that the link points to is added, not the link itself. |
| 3561 | ** |
| 3562 | ** When allow-symlinks is ON, Fossil sees symbolic links on disk as a separate |
| 3563 | ** object class that distinct from files and directories. When a symbolic link |
| 3564 | ** is added to a repository, Fossil stores just the target filename. In other |
| 3565 | ** words, Fossil stores the link itself, not the object that the link points to. |
| 3566 | ** |
| 3567 | ** Symbolic links are not cross-platform. They are not available on all |
| 3568 | ** operating systems and file systems. Hence the allow-symlinks setting is |
| 3569 | ** OFF by default, for portability. |
| 3570 | */ |
| 3571 | /* |
| 3572 | ** SETTING: auto-captcha boolean default=on variable=autocaptcha |
| 3573 | ** If enabled, the /login page provides a button that will automatically |
| 3574 |
| --- src/db.c | |
| +++ src/db.c | |
| @@ -3551,23 +3551,24 @@ | |
| 3551 | ** in the "admin_log" table of the repository. |
| 3552 | */ |
| 3553 | /* |
| 3554 | ** SETTING: allow-symlinks boolean default=off sensitive |
| 3555 | ** |
| 3556 | ** When allow-symlinks is OFF, Fossil does not see symbolic links |
| 3557 | ** (a.k.a "symlinks") on disk as a separate class of object. Instead Fossil |
| 3558 | ** sees the object that the symlink points to. Fossil will only manage files |
| 3559 | ** and directories, not symlinks. When a symlink is added to a repository, |
| 3560 | ** the object that the symlink points to is added, not the symlink itself. |
| 3561 | ** |
| 3562 | ** When allow-symlinks is ON, Fossil sees symlinks on disk as a separate |
| 3563 | ** object class that is distinct from files and directories. When a symlink |
| 3564 | ** is added to a repository, Fossil stores the target filename. In other |
| 3565 | ** words, Fossil stores the symlink itself, not the object that the symlink |
| 3566 | ** points to. |
| 3567 | ** |
| 3568 | ** Symlinks are not cross-platform. They are not available on all |
| 3569 | ** operating systems and file systems. Hence the allow-symlinks setting is |
| 3570 | ** OFF by default, for portability. |
| 3571 | */ |
| 3572 | /* |
| 3573 | ** SETTING: auto-captcha boolean default=on variable=autocaptcha |
| 3574 | ** If enabled, the /login page provides a button that will automatically |
| 3575 |