git extension fails to get correct soft linked repo root

[frankli0324]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No

• VS Code Version: Version: 1.78.0 (Universal) Commit: 252e546

Steps to Reproduce:

1. open a git repo that is inside a folder that is linked to another path

Reason:

vscode git extension uses the command git rev-parse --show-toplevel to find the repo roots:

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/main/extensions/git/src/git.ts#L481-L484

however, when in cases where repo is located at a linked path, git returns the realpath instead.

[frankli0324]

Do you have time to look into this? @lszomoru

[lszomoru]

@frankli0324, thanks for filing this issue. It is known that VS Code does not currently handle git repositories that have a symbolic link on their path, for the reason that you have described. The work to support this scenario is tracked in #5970. I will go ahead and close this issue and ask you to subscribe to that issue to keep track of the progress.