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Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-submodule.txt: Further clarify the description

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HOHeikki Orsila <shdl@zakalwe.fi>
Date
Jul 17, 2008, 13:37 UTC
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On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 02:29:20PM +0200, Petr Baudis wrote:
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> +Submodules allow foreign repositories to be embedded within a dedicated
> +subdirectory of the source tree, always pointed at a particular commit.
> +They are not to be confused with remotes, which are meant mainly for branches
> +of the same project; submodules are meant for different projects you would like
> +to make part of your source tree, while the history of the two projects still
> +stays completely independent and you cannot modify the contents of the
> +submodule from within the main project.
That is nice, thanks!
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Heikki Orsila
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Message 10 of 13 in “Documentation/git-submodule.txt: Add Description section”
  1. Documentation/git-submodule.txt: Add Description sectionPetr Baudis, Jul 15, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2008
  3. Heikki OrsilaJul 15, 2008
  4. [PATCHv2] Documentation/git-submodule.txt: Add Description sectionPetr Baudis, Jul 16, 2008
  5. Kalle Olavi NiemitaloJul 16, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 16, 2008
  7. Heikki OrsilaJul 17, 2008
  8. Petr BaudisJul 17, 2008
  9. Documentation/git-submodule.txt: Further clarify the descriptionPetr Baudis, Jul 17, 2008
  10. Heikki OrsilaJul 17, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 17, 2008
  12. Petr BaudisJul 18, 2008
  13. Documentation/git-submodule.txt: Further clarify the descriptionPetr Baudis, Jul 18, 2008

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