Re: question about git-submodule

From: Sven Verdoolaege <skimo@kotnet.org>
Date: Jul 15, 2007, 13:52 UTC
Message-ID: <20070715135218.GE999MdfPADPa@greensroom.kotnet.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070715134212.GH2568@steel.home>

On Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 03:42:12PM +0200, Alex Riesen wrote:

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> Sven Verdoolaege, Sun, Jul 15, 2007 13:51:48 +0200:
> > I agree that fetching should probably be left as a separate operation,
> > but if you have all the data, then I find it very inconvenient that
> > every time you switch to a different commit you have to update
> > all the subprojects separately too.
> 
> I found I do _not_ need to do it every time I switch to a different
> commit.

Ok. Then I guess we have different needs and I should only do it if some config option is set if I ever try to resend the patch.

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> > The update in the superproject would fail if the subproject is dirty
> > (just as with files.)
> 
> Haven't noticed this yet. Merge ignores subprojects. What do you mean?
>

I mean that if such a feature would be implemented, then it wouldn't go ahead with the update if some of the subprojects couldn't be updated.

skimo