bugfix: Fix crash caused by a symlink in the repo with link text ending in a "/". (Thanks Henrik for reporting.)

Backend.hs

@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ lookupFile file = do
 		getsymlink = do
 			l <- readSymbolicLink file
 			return $ takeFileName l
-		makekey bs l =
+		makekey _ [] = return Nothing
+		makekey bs l = do
 			case maybeLookupBackendName bs bname of
 				Nothing -> do
 					unless (null kname || null bname) $

debian/changelog

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-git-annex (0.17) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+git-annex (0.17) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * unannex: Now skips files whose content is not present, rather than
     it being an error.
   * New migrate subcommand can be used to switch files to using a different
     backend, safely and with no duplication of content.
+  * bugfix: Fix crash caused by a symlink in the repo with link text ending in
+    a "/". (Thanks Henrik for reporting.)
 
- -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:45:06 -0400
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Sun, 09 Jan 2011 10:04:11 -0400
 
 git-annex (0.16) unstable; urgency=low
 

doc/bugs/problem_commit_normal_links.mdwn

@@ -55,3 +55,5 @@ The trailing slash seems to make a difference!
 Best Regards,
 
 Henrik
+
+> Thanks for the bug report. This is fixed in 0.17. --[[Joey]]