Sync with 2.31.7

* maint-2.31:
  Git 2.31.7
  Git 2.30.8
  apply: fix writing behind newly created symbolic links
  dir-iterator: prevent top-level symlinks without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS
  clone: delay picking a transport until after get_repo_path()
  t5619: demonstrate clone_local() with ambiguous transport

diff --cc apply.c
Simple merge

diff --cc builtin/clone.c
Simple merge