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add/addremove/commit:\srefuse\ssymlinks\sconsistently\s(blocker\sB3)\n\nA\ssymlink\sanywhere\sin\sthe\scheckout\spermanently\swedged\s`commit`.\s`extras.zig`\nclassifies\sa\ssymlink\sas\san\sextra\s(B-extras-9),\sand\sthe\srecursive\s`add\sDIR`\s/\n`addremove`\spaths\sreuse\sthat\ssweep\sas\stheir\sadd\sset\swithout\sre-applying\sthe\nkind\stest\sthat\sexplicit\s`zit\sadd\ssym.txt`\sand\s`commit`\sboth\sapply.\sThe\nrecursive\spath\stherefore\sTRACKED\sexactly\swhat\sthe\sdirect\spath\sREFUSED:\safter\n`zit\sadd\s.`,\severy\ssubsequent\s`zit\scommit`\sdied\swith\s"cannot\scommit\n'sym.txt':\snot\sa\sregular\sfile",\s`zit\sstatus`\scalled\san\son-disk\sfile\smissing,\nand\sthe\sonly\sway\sout\s(`zit\srm\ssym.txt`)\swas\snamed\snowhere.\s`add\s.`\sis\sthe\ndocumented\swhole-tree\sworkflow,\sso\sany\srepo\scontaining\sa\ssymlink\swas\sstuck.\n\nWHAT\sCHANGED\n\nConsistent\srefusal:\s0.1.0\sdoes\snot\sversion\ssymlinks,\son\severy\spath.\n\n1.\s`extras.Extras`\sentries\swiden\sfrom\sa\sbare\spath\sto\s`Entry{path,\sis_symlink}`.\n\s\s\sThe\ssweep\salready\slstat-classified\severy\sentry\s(`resolveKind`);\sthe\sverdict\n\s\s\snow\srides\sout\son\sthe\sentry\sinstead\sof\sbeing\sre-derived\sby\scallers.\sThat\sis\n\s\s\sthe\spoint\sof\sthe\sshape:\s`add`\sand\s`addremove`\sdo\sNOT\sre-stat\sswept\sitems,\n\s\s\sso\sthe\stwo\spaths\scannot\sdrift\sfrom\sthe\sdeep\smodule's\sclassification\sagain\s—\n\s\s\swhich\sis\sthe\smechanism\sof\sthis\sbug.\sOrdering\sis\sunchanged\s(sort\sis\sby\n\s\s\s`path`;\s`is_symlink`\snever\sparticipates),\sand\severy\spostcondition\sassert\sis\n\s\s\spreserved.\n\n2.\sThe\sfive\s`items()`\sconsumers\ssplit\sby\srole.\s`extras`\sand\s`clean`\signore\sthe\n\s\s\stag\s—\senumerating\sverbs\sdo\snot\sjudge,\sand\sa\ssymlink\sstays\sa\slistable,\n\s\s\sdeletable\sextra.\s`add`'s\sdirectory\ssweep\sand\s`addremove`'s\sinsert\sloop\n\s\s\sfilter\son\sit.\n\n3.\s`classifyPath`'s\scatch-all\s`else\s=>\s.not_regular`\ssplits:\s`.sym_link`\sgets\n\s\s\sits\sown\s`Outcome`\sand\sthe\swording\s`symlink\s(not\sversioned\sin\s0.1.0)`;\sa\n\s\s\sfifo/socket/device\skeeps\s"not\sa\sregular\sfile".\sThose\sare\snot\sthe\ssame\n\s\s\srefusal\sand\smust\snot\sread\sas\sone.\sThe\swording\sis\sone\sshared\sconst\sso\sthe\n\s\s\sexplicit\srefusal\sand\sthe\srecursive\sskip\snotice\scannot\sdiverge.\n\n4.\s`commit`'s\s`Capture.not_regular`\scarries\swhether\sthe\sentry\swas\sa\ssymlink,\n\s\s\sand\s`commitNotRegular`\srenders\sthe\srecovery\sfor\sthat\scase:\s"run\s'zit\srm\n\s\s\sPATH'\sto\sstop\stracking\sit".\sThis\sis\show\srepos\salready\swedged\sby\sa\spre-fix\n\s\s\s`add\s.`\sget\sout;\sthere\sis\sno\smigration\scode\sand\snone\sis\sneeded.\n\nREPORTING\sDECISION\s(stated,\snot\simplied)\n\n`add`\sprints\seach\sskip\sto\sstderr,\salongside\sits\sexisting\salready-tracked\nnotice:\sadd's\scontract\sis\sper-argument\sfeedback.\s`addremove`\swithholds\nsymlinks\sSILENTLY.\sIts\sreport\sis\sa\stwo-channel\sADDED/REMOVED\sledger\sof\sstate\ntransitions,\sand\sa\sskipped\ssymlink\sis\sa\snon-transition;\sgrowing\sa\sthird\snotice\nchannel\sthere\swould\schange\sthe\sshape\sof\sa\sreport\sother\stooling\sreads.\s`zit\nextras`\sis\sthe\sverb\sthat\sshows\sthe\ssymlink\sis\sstill\spresent\sand\suntracked.\n\n`status`\sneeded\sno\schange:\spost-fix\sthe\ssymlink\sis\ssimply\suntracked.\n\nTESTS\n\nFive\se2e\sregressions,\smarker\s`//\sREGRESSION\sB3:`:\sthe\sbreakdown\sdoc's\srepro\nchain\sverbatim\s(init/add\s./commit/status/extras);\san\s`addremove`\svariant\swith\nsymlinks\ssorting\sBOTH\sbefore\sand\safter\sthe\sregular\sfile\sthe\ssweep\salso\syields,\nso\sa\sfilter\sthat\slatched\soff\sthe\sprevious\sitem's\skind\sfails\sone\sof\sthe\stwo;\nexplicit\s`add\ssym.txt`\srefusing\swith\sthe\ssymlink\swording\sand\stracking\snothing;\nthe\swedge-recovery\schain\s(pre-tracked\ssymlink\s->\scommit\snames\s`zit\srm`\s->\srm\s->\ncommit\ssucceeds\s->\sstatus\sclean);\sand\sa\s`clean\s--dry-run`\scontract-partner\nguard\sthat\swas\sgreen\sbefore\sthe\sfix\sand\sstays\sgreen\sthrough\sit,\sproving\sclean\nstill\slists\sa\ssymlink\sas\san\sextra\safter\sthe\s`Extras`\stype\schange.\sA\sunit\nassertion\sin\s`extras.zig`\spins\sthe\stag\sitself,\sand\s`commitNotRegular`'s\nrenderer\stest\scovers\sboth\sbranches.\n\nTwo\spre-existing\se2e\sexpectations\schanged,\sboth\sbecause\sthey\sencoded\sthe\sbug\nor\sits\swording:\n\n-\s`cli\saddremove\sB-addremove-2`\sasserted\sthe\sADDED\sset\swas\sbyte-identical\sto\n\s\s`zit\sextras`,\ssymlink\sincluded.\sThat\sidentity\sIS\sthe\sdefect.\sIt\snow\sasserts\n\s\sthe\sadd\sset\sis\sthe\sextras\sset\sMINUS\ssymlinks,\sand\sadditionally\sthat\sthe\n\s\ssymlink\sremains\san\sextra.\n-\s`cli\sadd\sB-add-5`\sasserted\sthe\sfifo-generic\swording\sfor\sa\snamed\ssymlink.\sIt\n\s\snow\sasserts\sthe\ssymlink-specific\swording.\n\nFour\s`commit`\sinvocations\sinside\sthe\snew\sB3\stests\suse\s`runCommitEnv`\swith\san\nexplicit\suser\srather\sthan\sbare\s`runZit`;\sthe\sisolated\se2e\senvironment\shas\sno\nresolvable\sauthor,\swhich\sis\sa\sharness\srequirement,\snot\sa\sbehavior\schange.\n\nTEST\sEVIDENCE\n\nIn\sthis\sworktree\sat\sthe\scommitted\stree:\s`zig\sfmt\s--check\s.`,\s`zig\sbuild`,\n`zig\sbuild\stest`,\s`zig\sbuild\se2e`\s(417\stests)\sand\s`zig\sbuild\sdst`\seach\sexit\s0\n—\sfull\sbattery,\sno\sfiltering.\sPre-fix\sthe\sfour\sB3\srepro\stests\sfailed\sand\sthe\n`clean\s--dry-run`\sguard\spassed,\sas\sdesigned.\n\nNo\sborrowed\stechnique:\sthe\sentry-tag\sshape\sis\soriginal\sto\sthis\schange.\sNo\nperformance\sclaim\sis\smade.\n 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