Re: [RFC] Submodules in GIT

From

Martin Waitz <tali@admingilde.org>

Date

Dec 1, 2006, 15:12 UTC

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<20061201151223.GB18810@admingilde.org>

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<200612011411.20113.andyparkins@gmail.com>

hoi :)

On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 02:11:19PM +0000, Andy Parkins wrote:

> If I've understood; while the objects themselves are stored in the
> supermodule ODB, they are still independent.  In fact, they're only in
> the supermodule tree because it's most convenient to keep them there;
> it sounds like it's very easy to strip them out again.

Yes.

> Again, if I'm understanding, it's a bit like when you have an
> additional root in a normal git repository, for example:
>
>  * -- * -- * -- * (project1)
>        \
>         * -- * -- * (project1/stable)
>
>    * -- * -- * -- * (project2)
> 
> Then to make project2 a submodule of project1, one of the project1
> trees simply refers to a commit in project2.

Exactly.

-- 
Martin Waitz