Re: [PATCH 5/5] Add gitmodules(5)

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> On 6/12/07, Sven Verdoolaege <skimo@kotnet.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 09:05:21AM +0200, Lars Hjemli wrote:
> > > +submodule.<name>.path::
> > > +     Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the git
> >
> > Your previous patch had "_a_ path" instead of "_the_ path".
> > I prefer the former since it allows a module to be checkoud out
> > at multiple locations.
> 
> This is somewhat intentional. I want to move the submodule repos into
> .git/submodules/$name/ (with working dir) and symlink this directory
> when 'checking out' the submodule. This would be a simple solution for
> the following problems:
>   -keeping submodule modifications between checkouts
>   -having submodules within submodules