hardlink_all_dlls () {
	exec_path="$(git --exec-path)" ||
	return

	test ! -e "$exec_path/dlls-copied" ||
	return

	prefix_path="${exec_path%libexec/git-core}"
	ln "$prefix_path/bin/git.exe" "$exec_path/dlls-copied" || {
		touch "$exec_path/dlls-copied"
		return
	}

	if test "a$prefix_path" != "a$exec_path"
	then
		for dll in "$prefix_path"bin/*.dll
		do
			ln -f "$dll" "$exec_path" ||
			echo "ERROR: could not link $dll $exec_path" >&2
		done
	fi
}

hardlink_all_dlls