Symlink not traversed for README display

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I have a project with the following two files under the root project directory:

• README
• doc/README.asciidoc

The file README is a symlink to doc/README.asciidoc. I would have expected the README display on the project page to display the file doc/README.asciidoc, with the symlink being traversed from README. What is displayed instead is the text ./doc/README.asciidoc, just the symlink itself (see screenshot). This is either a bug or a feature proposal, depending on how you view it.

Related

• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/12955

cc/ @mharrigan @JobV