Re: [PATCH 2/8] Doc/gitsubmodules: clearly specify advantage of submodule
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Kaartic Sivaraam <kaartic.sivaraam@gmail.com>
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- Jan 9, 2018, 15:58 UTC
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>> content that is not compressed by delta computation between trees. >> - However you can also use submodules to e.g. hold large binary assets >> + Therefore you can use submodules to hold large binary assets > > If this improves readability by a lot, I'd be all for it. But this use > case is just > exemplary. There are also cases of submodules that do not contain big files, > but e.g. have a lengthy history with lots of small files. > So I don't know, as I would want to keep emphasized that this is just > an example. >
You're right I actually screwed up by emphasizing that was the only use case it was envisioned for. Fixed it by replacing "Therefore" with " For example, ..."
Thanks, Kaartic