Re: [RFC] Submodules in GIT

From: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date: Dec 1, 2006, 14:52 UTC
Message-ID: <457041AD.4010601@op5.se>
In-Reply-To: <20061201134610.GW18810@admingilde.org>

Martin Waitz wrote:

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> hoi :)
> 
> On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 02:43:16PM +0100, Andreas Ericsson wrote:
>> So a commit in the supermodule turns into a commit in the submodule? 
> 
> no.
> 
>> If it doesn't, why would the submodule HEAD have to change?
> 
> So how do you update your submodule?
>

By committing to it separately, or by getting changes from the upstream project (openssl, libcurl, ...).

> Remember: if you git-pull in the supermodule, you want to update the
> whole thing, including all submodules.
>

Only if the new commits I pull into the supermodule DAG has commits which includes a new shapshot of the submodule, otherwise it wouldn't be necessary.

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Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson@op5.se
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