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Re: Submodules and rewind

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SHStephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Date
Feb 19, 2008, 23:23 UTC
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On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:32:01 +0100 Sven Verdoolaege <skimo@kotnet.org> wrote:

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> On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 02:06:04PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > Because of a bone headed merge, I had to rewind one project back
> > to a known good state, but the sub module stuff is now wedged and
> > brain stuck on the old commit id.
> > 
> > Isn't there some simple way to do 'git sub-module remove' followed
> > by 'git sub-module add' to reset the internal index?
> 
> Why doesn't "git submodule update" work for you?
> 
It didn't fix it, but recloning did.
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  3. Stephen HemmingerFeb 19, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinFeb 19, 2008
  5. Stephen HemmingerFeb 20, 2008
  6. Linus TorvaldsFeb 20, 2008
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