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Re: Why does adding an existing repo as a submodule modify .git/config?

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Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>
Date
May 24, 2011, 01:19 UTC
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On 05/23/2011 02:43 PM, Jens Lehmann wrote:
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> Am 22.05.2011 22:02, schrieb Christopher Wilson:
>
> Hmm, this looks like an inconsistency to me too. It would be great
> to hear about the background, so I added Mark to the CC, maybe he
> can shed some light.
>

I think the comment in c2f939170c651 describes the reasoning well enough. (You may disagree with the reasoning, but that is a different matter :^).

Mark
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  1. Christopher WilsonMay 22, 2011
  2. Jens LehmannMay 23, 2011
  3. Mark LevedahlMay 24, 2011
  4. Christopher WilsonMay 24, 2011
  5. Mark LevedahlMay 25, 2011
  6. Christopher WilsonMay 25, 2011
  7. Jens LehmannMay 26, 2011

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