From: Jens Lehmann Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:34:43 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] git-gui: Add a 'recursive' checkbox in the clone menu. Message-ID: <531F4933.7080701@web.de> In-Reply-To: <1394536038.7891.59.camel@Naugrim> Am 11.03.2014 12:07, schrieb Henri GEIST: > Le mercredi 05 mars 2014 à 19:00 +0100, Jens Lehmann a écrit : >> Am 05.03.2014 00:01, schrieb Henri GEIST: >>> Permit to do a 'git clone --recursive' through git-gui. >> >> I really like where this is heading! >> >> Some minor issues: >> >> - I think we should be more verbose in the commit message, >> including that and why the default should be "on". Maybe >> like this? >> >> "Permit to do a 'git clone --recursive' through git-gui. >> Add a 'recursive' checkbox in the clone menu which allows >> users to clone a repository and all its submodules in one >> go (unless the 'update' flag is set to "none" in the >> .gitmodules file for a submodule, in that case that >> specific submodule is not cloned automatically). >> >> Enable this new option per default, as most users want to >> clone all submodules too when cloning the superproject >> (This is currently not possible without leaving git gui >> or adding a custom tool entry for that)." >> >> >> - I'd rather change the button text from "Recursive (For >> submodules)" to something like "Recursively clone >> submodules too" or such. >> >> > > Perfect. > Would you like me to send the new version of the patch in this thread > Or to make a new thread [patch v2] ? It doesn't matter that much as long as you start the subject with "[PATCH v2]". But I believe you should send it to Pat and create the diff from inside the git-gui directory so he can simply apply it to his repository.