### Please describe the problem. (Minor issue.) Incorrect merge of direct repos in the special case where at repo A a symlink to a file whose contents aren't yet available, are overwritten, while at repo B the file is deleted. Result: file is deleted on both side. Expected: B.f is gone, A.f is still present ### What steps will reproduce the problem? [[!format sh """ # setting up stuff test/a$ git init test/a$ git annex init test/a$ git annex direct test/a$ touch firstfile test/a$ git annex add firstfile $ git clone test/a $ mv a test/b test/b$ git annex direct # actual scenario test/b$ echo bbbb > f test/b$ git annex add f test/b$ git annex sync test/a$ git annex sync test/a$ echo aaaa > f test/a$ git annex add f test/a$ git annex sync test/b$ rm f test/b$ git annex sync test/a$ git annex sync # test/a/f is now gone, lost """]] ### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? [[!format sh """ git-annex version: 4.20131031-g7d99d14 build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing Testsuite S3 WebDAV Inotify DBus XMPP DNS Feeds Quvi TDFA CryptoHash key/value backends: SHA256E SHA1E SHA512E SHA224E SHA384E SKEIN256E SKEIN512E SHA256 SHA1 SHA512 SHA224 SHA384 SKEIN256 SKEIN512 WORM URL remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web webdav glacier hook Linux ceilingcat 3.11.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Oct 18 23:22:36 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux """]] > [[fixed|done]]; direct mode now freezes the content directory as indirect > mode already did. fsck will fix up the permissions too. --[[Joey]]