Fossil SCM

More improvements to the allow-symlinks help text.

drh 2020-08-21 10:29 sec2020
Commit f7f31147deaeceec11028b92820347a39a6212a0cb1b0bf9b63c7616e7479a43
1 file changed +14 -13
+14 -13
--- src/db.c
+++ src/db.c
@@ -3551,23 +3551,24 @@
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** in the "admin_log" table of the repository.
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*/
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/*
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** SETTING: allow-symlinks boolean default=off sensitive
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**
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-** When allow-symlinks is OFF, Fossil does not see symbolic links on disk as
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-** a separate class of object. Instead Fossil sess the object that the
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-** symbolic link points to. Fossil will only manage with files and directories,
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-** not symbolic links. When a symbolic link is added to a repository, the
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-** object that the link points to is added, not the link itself.
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-**
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-** When allow-symlinks is ON, Fossil sees symbolic links on disk as a separate
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-** object class that distinct from files and directories. When a symbolic link
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-** is added to a repository, Fossil stores just the target filename. In other
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-** words, Fossil stores the link itself, not the object that the link points to.
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-**
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-** Symbolic links are not cross-platform. They are not available on all
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-** operating systems and file systems. Hence the allow-symlinks setting is
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+** When allow-symlinks is OFF, Fossil does not see symbolic links
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+** (a.k.a "symlinks") on disk as a separate class of object. Instead Fossil
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+** sees the object that the symlink points to. Fossil will only manage files
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+** and directories, not symlinks. When a symlink is added to a repository,
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+** the object that the symlink points to is added, not the symlink itself.
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+**
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+** When allow-symlinks is ON, Fossil sees symlinks on disk as a separate
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+** object class that is distinct from files and directories. When a symlink
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+** is added to a repository, Fossil stores the target filename. In other
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+** words, Fossil stores the symlink itself, not the object that the symlink
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+** points to.
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+**
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+** Symlinks are not cross-platform. They are not available on all
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+** operating systems and file systems. Hence the allow-symlinks setting is
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** OFF by default, for portability.
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*/
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/*
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** SETTING: auto-captcha boolean default=on variable=autocaptcha
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** If enabled, the /login page provides a button that will automatically
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--- 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
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--- 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
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