Re: [RFC] Submodules in GIT

From: Martin Waitz <tali@admingilde.org>
Date: Nov 20, 2006, 23:33 UTC
Message-ID: <20061120233333.GD20736@admingilde.org>
In-Reply-To: <20061120232507.GH12285@fieldses.org>

hoi :)

On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 06:25:07PM -0500, J. Bruce Fields wrote:

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> On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 03:05:47PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > Yes. I think it would be a _fine_ idea to have a new tree-entry type that 
> > points to a sub-commit, but it really does need to be on a "tree level", 
> > not a commit level.
> 
> Would it also be possible to allow the "Tree:" line in the commit object
> to refer to a commit, or does the root of the project need to be a
> special case?

this would then be something like the branch-archival proposal. The user interface for such a beast would be difficult, as you have to somehow specify if you mean the inner or outer repository.

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Martin Waitz