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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Then we have the "it works on my machine" issue. I'm vehemently against symlinks pointing out of the code repository because of that.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If they're untracked files anyway, that's unavoidable.

[–] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago

If they're ignored files, setting them up locally won't end up in the repo. If you put a symlink into the repo, fixing that for your setup will register as a change within git, which can cause annoyance and even problems down the line.