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Re: git-p4 workflow suggestions?

From
Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
Date
Mar 10, 2009, 09:57 UTC
Message-ID
<20090310095729.GA27280@zoy.org>
In-Reply-To
<200903100815.53847.chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009, Christian Couder wrote:
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> >    I have modified git and git-p4 to a point where they are usable in
> > my work environment. I am now faced with a new problem: Perforce's
> > composite workspaces. They allow you to "mount" parts of the repo onto
> > other directories, even nonempty ones.
> 
> It looks like SVN externals. So I think you should read about "git 
> submodule".
> 
> There is this related link on the wiki:
> 
> http://blog.alieniloquent.com/2008/03/08/git-svn-with-svnexternals/
   Unfortunately submodules are considered separate repositories, so if
I have /include and /src as submodules, I cannot commit atomically to
both. Or can I? That's probably my strongest requirement.
> You may also want to search the mailing list as this subject has often been 
> discussed.
   I did skim through the archives, but couldn't find much. There was
this discussion: http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2006/11/28/231515
where the idea of Perforce-like workspaces was apparently dismissed as
being "a mess".
Cheers,
-- 
Sam.
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