Fixes #1328 - Adds support for reading file history for files which originate from a

symlink

Author: shaharw3

src/git/gitUri.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 import * as paths from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { Uri } from 'vscode';
 import { UriComparer } from '../comparers';
 import { DocumentSchemes } from '../constants';
@@ -259,6 +260,15 @@ export class GitUri extends ((Uri as any) as UriEx) {
 	static async fromUri(uri: Uri): Promise<GitUri> {
 		if (GitUri.is(uri)) return uri;
 
+		const uriPath = uri.fsPath;
+		const realPath = fs.realpathSync(uriPath);
+		if (uriPath !== realPath) {
+			// If we got here, it means the original URI is to a symbolic link, so we create a new one using the real location.
+			const newUri = Uri.file(realPath);
+
+			return this.fromUri(newUri);
+		}
+
 		if (!Container.git.isTrackable(uri)) return new GitUri(uri);
 
 		if (uri.scheme === DocumentSchemes.GitLens) return new GitUri(uri);