Apparently, the bug where git follows and track files beyond symlinks (git add symlink/) has been fixed around v1.6. Now this was a bug that works in my favor. Now that we've upgraded to v1.6.3.3, is there any way to reproduce that behavior without downgrading?
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This question discusses both the previous and current behavior without any solution (other than downgrading).
The git mailinglist at the time of the change seems to indicate that this "feature" was seriously broken in some ways and most people in that thread argued against keeping it, whatever the cost. So I wouldn't bet on a better solution for now.
Benjamin Podszun
2010-01-06 10:35:28