Re: [PATCH 09/12] windows: skip linking `git-<command>` for built-ins

Junio C Hamano <[email protected]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:12:08 -0700
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.git
Message-ID <[email protected]>
"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <[email protected]>
writes:

> The "dashed form" has been officially deprecated in Git version 1.5.4,
> which was released on February 2nd, 2008, i.e. a very long time ago.
> This deprecation was never finalized by skipping these hard-links, but
> we can start the process now, in Git for Windows.

Good.  Perhaps somebody (you do not have to volunteer) can champion
their removal from everywhere at Git 3.0 version boundary?

Thanks.