create_symref: if symlink fails, fall back to writing a "symbolic ref"
commit303958dc42d451aead0e1b9cf7b9836831a05f4b
authorJohannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:40:31 +0000 (26 01:40 +0200)
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 06:46:15 +0000 (25 23:46 -0700)
treeaca610711c650866e3118ff09c085fe270ffdced
parentf89ad67fb054bead054bc92b4d0d4d007248b611
create_symref: if symlink fails, fall back to writing a "symbolic ref"

There are filesystems out there which do not understand symlinks, even if
the OS is perfectly capable of writing them. So, do not fail right away,
but try to write a symbolic ref first. If that fails, you can die().

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
refs.c