From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: James Harkins Subject: Re: org-mobile-push vs. symlinks Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 17:50:43 +0800 Message-ID: References: <878v8abf1e.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> Reply-To: jamshark70@dewdrop-world.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec54a367abe603204d2736980 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:52548) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tr3vK-0004bl-J0 for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:50:48 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tr3vJ-0001bH-2Q for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:50:46 -0500 Received: from mail-ob0-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169]:62282) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tr3vI-0001b4-Sm for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:50:44 -0500 Received: by mail-ob0-f169.google.com with SMTP id v19so14778973obq.0 for ; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:50:44 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <878v8abf1e.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bastien Cc: "Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" --bcaec54a367abe603204d2736980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Jan 3, 2013 8:57 PM, "Bastien" wrote: > > Hi James, > > James Harkins writes: > > > - One should not put symlinks into org-directory, or at least make > > sure the symlink's name is the same as the target. If this is an > > intentional limitation, it should be documented. > > > > - Or, the symlink resolution is not actually necessary and it causes > > problems. In that case, it's a bug that should be fixed. > > > > Which is it? :-) > > I'd say the first one :) Hm, I'd suggest a third possibility then: - There isn't actually a good reason for the restriction and nobody knows why it's done this way, but it's too much trouble to fix for a corner case that's easily worked around. The outcome is the same as the first: document the issue. hjh --bcaec54a367abe603204d2736980 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1

On Jan 3, 2013 8:57 PM, "Bastien" <bzg@altern.org> wrote:
>
> Hi James,
>
> James Harkins <jamshark70@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > - One should not put symlinks into org-directory, or at least make
> > sure the symlink's name is the same as the target. If this is an
> > intentional limitation, it should be documented.
> >
> > - Or, the symlink resolution is not actually necessary and it causes
> > problems. In that case, it's a bug that should be fixed.
> >
> > Which is it? :-)
>
> I'd say the first one :)

Hm, I'd suggest a third possibility then:

- There isn't actually a good reason for the restriction and nobody knows why it's done this way, but it's too much trouble to fix for a corner case that's easily worked around.

The outcome is the same as the first: document the issue.

hjh

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