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

From
Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@eudaptics.com>
Date
Jun 12, 2007, 12:41 UTC
Message-ID
<466E9469.5D6BD391@eudaptics.com>
In-Reply-To
<200706121423.02127.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
Josef Weidendorfer wrote:
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> However, to not have a lot of copies of the admin submodule
> in
> 
>  .git/submodule/admin
>  .git/submodule/kdelibs/.git/submodule/admin
>  .git/submodule/kdebase/.git/submodule/admin
>  .git/submodule/kdenetwork/.git/submodule/admin
> 
> the just suggested submodule.<name>.repopath to specify a repository
> outside of .git/submodule to be shared by kdelibs,kdebase,... would
> be fine.

This clearly shows that having the repositories of submodules in .git/submodule does not buy you enough to avoid duplication.

(I don't see enough reason to place a repo for submodule X in project Y outside its "natural" checked-out directory in project Y. But then, I haven't followed the discussion. Please ignore me if above layout choice is for more than just avoiding duplication.)

-- Hannes
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Message 26 of 28 in “misc. submodule related changes”
  1. 0/5 misc. submodule related changesLars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  2. 1/5 t7400: barf if git-submodule removes or replaces a fileLars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  3. 2/5 git-submodule: remember to checkout after cloneLars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  4. 3/5 Rename sections from "module" to "submodule" in .gitmodulesLars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  5. 4/5 git-submodule: give submodules proper namesLars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  6. 5/5 Add gitmodules(5)Lars Hjemli, Jun 11, 2007
  7. Frank LichtenheldJun 11, 2007
  8. 5/5 Add gitmodules(5)Lars Hjemli, Jun 12, 2007
  9. Sven VerdoolaegeJun 12, 2007
  10. Lars HjemliJun 12, 2007
  11. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007
  12. Lars HjemliJun 12, 2007
  13. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007
  14. Sven VerdoolaegeJun 12, 2007
  15. Lars HjemliJun 12, 2007
  16. Johannes SixtJun 12, 2007
  17. Johannes SixtJun 12, 2007
  18. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2007
  19. Sven VerdoolaegeJun 12, 2007
  20. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007
  21. 5/5 Add gitmodules(5)Lars Hjemli, Jun 12, 2007
  22. Johannes SixtJun 12, 2007
  23. Lars HjemliJun 12, 2007
  24. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007
  25. Lars HjemliJun 12, 2007
  26. Johannes SixtJun 12, 2007
  27. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007
  28. Josef WeidendorferJun 12, 2007

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