msysgit/git — pull request #4 by svnpenn (2012-04-18 04:49:54+00:00)
Title: Default to symlinks in Makefile

By default some Git files are built as hard links. Windows archiving
tools don't comprehend hard links in archives.

The installer "Git for Windows" already creates symlinks for these
files. This change would be an extension to that.

Using NeoSmart's `ln.exe` will make correct Windows symlinks in certain
cases, whereas other users can continue to use MinGW's `ln.exe` or even
Msysgit's `ln.exe`, in which `ln -s` simply makes a copy.

Some discussion
[lists-archives.com/mingw-users/10388-flex-update][s]
[s]:http://lists-archives.com/mingw-users/10388-flex-update