Re: [RFC] Submodules in GIT

From: Martin Waitz <tali@admingilde.org>
Date: Dec 1, 2006, 15:00 UTC
Message-ID: <20061201150045.GZ18810@admingilde.org>
In-Reply-To: <457041AD.4010601@op5.se>

hoi :)

On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 03:52:29PM +0100, Andreas Ericsson wrote:

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> >Remember: if you git-pull in the supermodule, you want to update the
> >whole thing, including all submodules.
> >
> 
> Only if the new commits I pull into the supermodule DAG has commits 
> which includes a new shapshot of the submodule, otherwise it wouldn't be 
> necessary.

Of course.

But if the supermodule contains changes to the submodule, you still have to change the submodule. And this implies changing the submodule HEAD or some branch.

-- 
Martin Waitz

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