Git gutters (still) do not work correctly if .git is a symlink

[YaroST12]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: 1.88.1
• OS Version: Linux x64 6.8.6-1.clear, Manjaro Linux

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a repository with a file
2. Make some changes to the file, commit them
3. Checkout to a new branch
4. Make some more changes to the file, commit them
5. Move .git folder else where and symlink it back to the folder.
6. Open the repo in vscode and open the test file
7. Start switching branches

Expected behaviour: gutters should not show up after switching branches
Actual behaviour: gutters show up as if there are changes in the repo, even though there are no changes (git diff returns nothing, Source control tab - empty)

A workaround can be found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75615136/vscode-vscodium-showing-git-gutters-even-though-there-are-no-actual-changes-in-t

This is a duplicate of since it's still reproduced and I can't re-open the old issue.

[gjsjohnmurray]

This is a duplicate of since it's still reproduced and I can't re-open the old issue.

Please reference that issue.

[lszomoru]

@YaroST12, thank you very much for filing this issue. At the moment VS Code only supports when the symlink is on the path of the workspace. We have not done any work to support to support a symlink to the .git folder.

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[YaroST12]

This is a duplicate of since it's still reproduced and I can't re-open the old issue.

Please reference that issue.

#176497

We have not done any work to support to support a symlink to the .git folder.

Understood, thanks. Maybe the workaround that I did via a bash script can be integrated somehow? It's rather trivial, if git is called by vscode - call realpath on the .git folder and use that instead of symlink's path (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75615136/vscode-vscodium-showing-git-gutters-even-though-there-are-no-actual-changes-in-t)