From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35FD21F453 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2018 14:47:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727693AbeKIAXb (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Nov 2018 19:23:31 -0500 Received: from mail-wr1-f65.google.com ([209.85.221.65]:42322 "EHLO mail-wr1-f65.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726860AbeKIAXa (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Nov 2018 19:23:30 -0500 Received: by mail-wr1-f65.google.com with SMTP id y15-v6so21526716wru.9 for ; Thu, 08 Nov 2018 06:47:40 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=PiJH4hOkHzlWnfqYp69kxsPhvm5X+Bnm4gA5nP8tvs0=; b=nrOXvWKmXn0gzAE9FYkGfOZuX/td75+y1q6BlesfYFzQLNeoi8MVWhcwIQ4aitFTfp Bz/ldC8bDyfHkBBtM2DlkKLP0ICqMP6yJxUgSRbVdM/ZzlerMaNoYFAhaq0GR0GG5OvO PXzzdRgeSEnzg1ck4+pmjNNuZQcYBvFjKseTQGO9hUGEcyJXAMaaVHdpSdgiJ2GrZxC5 xaAexAWRyYQX6DuBqwPH8zIv3woG4x0ApmX9GRRasXuDJC63Kde1g0JWWfBQ7nvpWgAO 3TWVhPmOsaTVKLVeAJ5YBjtbS/7nUNx3l37DGdOg6Lgjpvx18VY8Hlhf4aGQdii/YQKD AcXQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date :in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=PiJH4hOkHzlWnfqYp69kxsPhvm5X+Bnm4gA5nP8tvs0=; b=CJF0WyHwGehFEBhB3kjzzdN2K4sIPmQr0s9B6FBK/X7PbsETmebLL0khVYLb3ts3yO 5ZXn8AVx499zU9x7tdXSxXQPiWZ4+tx8PM1RV4HZH7yFR6W8NfoWZUIp2hvpldQEdPeK y99sVim4vI8k+xuu57MX9Q0ROEFRDBA4jkWDw53m6BfW+p8Q9UlvKPZhbFunSz8+k8Pf bKSVwOgmi5tEq/C0moZqnZbgTUe9rIxVqQY3qHZ8Couo6Jt7McCTIf+sXnqPvKY0AAxz c4Cd7LqdkKzLh1bdt6UMvvngpUKYRJhldWKLX+ymWtYlbifCxk2e4iWRkxm+lAJGeKGB LFUQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gLUz62FSd6Z3EGNOnWJ1Ge0M/Fk35XxgfPlSIMQ+vWuMNsDnLXd rrpg4uZyqfof98wvKpte74w= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5fKMx0kU2GUZEKTyNNx35NTQMpv0Rak/PTOj4qASzVAyK5SsTgTtpflvgIyanc2sWwaDZMd3g== X-Received: by 2002:adf:e983:: with SMTP id h3-v6mr4367928wrm.58.1541688459242; Thu, 08 Nov 2018 06:47:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (168.50.187.35.bc.googleusercontent.com. [35.187.50.168]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id r1sm5275139wrx.15.2018.11.08.06.47.37 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Thu, 08 Nov 2018 06:47:37 -0800 (PST) From: Junio C Hamano To: Johannes Schindelin Cc: Jeff King , Johannes Sixt , Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget , git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mingw: handle absolute paths in expand_user_path() References: <2287dd96cf0b9e9e250fdf92a32dcf666510e67d.1541515994.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> <20181107204142.GA30078@sigill.intra.peff.net> <20181107220320.GA8970@sigill.intra.peff.net> Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2018 23:47:36 +0900 In-Reply-To: (Johannes Schindelin's message of "Thu, 8 Nov 2018 14:11:53 +0100 (STD)") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Johannes Schindelin writes: > But now I have a really crazy idea: how about ~~/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt? > The `~` prefix is *already* a reserved character,... We would need to prepare for a future where we need yet another special thing to be expanded, and it will quickly become cryptic if you said "~/ is HOME, ~USER/ is USER's HOME, ~~/ is runtime prefix, and ~~~/ is this new thing...". ~runtime_prefix~/ (i.e. carve out the namespace for USERNAME by reserving any names that ends with a tilde) may be a viable way to do this, though. It is just as good as your other idea, , in an earlier message.