From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:41:23 GMT
Subject: Re: Updating a submodule with a compatible version from another submodule version using the parent meta-repository
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Julian Ibarz <julian.ibarz@gmail.com> writes:

>> Hmm, looks like I lost you here ... you want to bisect in B although
>> you know what commit you want there? Care to explain a bit more?
>
> In B I have a feature to integrate in master branch. This feature is
> in branch old_feature. But this branch is really old. To try this
> feature I need to rebuild it at this version. To make the build
> success I need also to revert back the submodule C because B is
> dependent on it. But finding the good version of C that match
> old_feature version is a pain... Is it clear?

That sounds like bisecting in C with a frozen checkout of B to see which
version in C works well with that target commit in B you know you want to
use.  Why do you need to bisect in B???