Re: "git add" and absolute paths

On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 05:08:44AM -0800, Jakub Narebski wrote:

quoted

I understand that you can't add arbitrary paths outside of your
worktree, but if the absolute path specifies something _inside_ your
worktree then it seems that this is either a bug or a "usability
shortcoming" if you prefer to avoid the term "bug".

If I remember correctly this issue was discussed on git mailing list,
and I guess there were even some patches implementing that, but I
don't know what happened iwth them: freeze persiod, troubles with
Cygwin (MS Windows), or what...

I think the thread just trailed off, and no replacement patch got
submitted. See this thread:

  http://mid.gmane.org/200712032153.31322.robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com

-Peff