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Re: [PATCH 5/5] Add gitmodules(5)

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SVSven Verdoolaege <skimo@kotnet.org>
Date
Jun 12, 2007, 08:04 UTC
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On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 09:05:21AM +0200, Lars Hjemli wrote:
> +The file contains one subsection per submodule, and the subsection value
> +is the name of the submodule. Each submodule section also contains the
> +following required keys:

Your only argument for making them required was that Junio thought that not having them might be ambiguous, but he doesn't think so anymore.

> +submodule.<name>.path::
> +	Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the git

Your previous patch had "_a_ path" instead of "_the_ path". I prefer the former since it allows a module to be checkoud out at multiple locations.

skimo
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Message 9 of 28 in “misc. submodule related changes”
  1. 0/5 misc. submodule related changesLars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  2. 1/5 t7400: barf if git-submodule removes or replaces a fileLars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  3. 2/5 git-submodule: remember to checkout after cloneLars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  4. 3/5 Rename sections from "module" to "submodule" in .gitmodulesLars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  5. 4/5 git-submodule: give submodules proper namesLars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  6. 5/5 Add gitmodules(5)Lars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  7. Frank LichtenheldJun 11, 2007
  8. 5/5 Add gitmodules(5)Lars Hjemli, Jun 12, 2007
  9. Sven VerdoolaegeJun 12, 2007
  10. Lars HjemliJun 12, 2007
  11. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007
  12. Lars HjemliJun 12, 2007
  13. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007
  14. Sven VerdoolaegeJun 12, 2007
  15. Lars HjemliJun 12, 2007
  16. Johannes SixtJun 12, 2007
  17. Johannes SixtJun 12, 2007
  18. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2007
  19. Sven VerdoolaegeJun 12, 2007
  20. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007
  21. 5/5 Add gitmodules(5)Lars Hjemli, Jun 12, 2007
  22. Johannes SixtJun 12, 2007
  23. Lars HjemliJun 12, 2007
  24. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007
  25. Lars HjemliJun 12, 2007
  26. Johannes SixtJun 12, 2007
  27. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007
  28. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007

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