But now I started using some SW that cannot deal with symlinks, so I use an adjusted branch of main. Merging the new import branch into the adjusted branch leads to the described issue.
Many thanks and have a great day!
+
+> [[fixed|done]] --[[Joey]]
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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 3"""
+ date="2025-08-20T17:08:24Z"
+ content="""
+I've made `git-annex sync` and also `git-annex adjust` error out in this
+situation, rather than treating it as a warning.
+
+I also improved the error message a bit. And improved the documentation
+to warn against getting into this situation.
+"""]]