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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 21:20:58 +0100
From: Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@ntlworld.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] Fix the ':A' word modifier on paths with '..'
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On Fri, 1 Jul 2016 09:05:29 -0700
Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com> wrote:
> On Jul 1,  5:11am, Daniel Shahaf wrote:
> } Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] Fix the ':A' word modifier on paths with '..' 
> }
> } What's the use-case for the "resolve '..' before symlinks" behaviour?
> } 
> } Was it an intentional design feature, or simply a documented bug?
> } (Honest question.)
> 
> PWS will have to weigh in on that one.  The use-case may simply have
> been the intention to make :A a superset of :a.

I think making :A a superset of :a was all there was to it.  I don't
think there was any specific strategy for dealing with non-obvious cases
involving "..".

pws