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Re: [PATCH 1/3] diff options: Introduce --ignore-submodules

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 14, 2008, 22:12 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
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> Hi,
>
> On Wed, 14 May 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>> 
>> > The point is: for the sake of a script (which wants to ignore 
>> > submodules) asking if there is a diff, I think it makes sense to not 
>> > ignore those changes.  IOW I think my patch is enough for the purpose 
>> > of getting stash/rebase to behave.
>> 
>> But the patch is not about stash/rebase but affects all diff users, 
>> doesn't it?
>
> Does it?  I thought I hid all that special handling behind the 
> --ignore-submodules options.

That's exactly the point. The option reads "ignore submodules", not "special option for use only by stash and rebase".

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Message 7 of 12 in “sane rebase/stash support with submodules”
  1. 0/3 sane rebase/stash support with submodulesJohannes Schindelin, May 14, 2008
  2. 1/3 diff options: Introduce --ignore-submodulesJohannes Schindelin, May 14, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 14, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinMay 14, 2008
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 14, 2008
  6. Johannes SchindelinMay 14, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 14, 2008
  8. Johannes SchindelinMay 15, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 15, 2008
  10. Johannes SchindelinMay 15, 2008
  11. 2/3 Teach update-index about --ignore-submodulesJohannes Schindelin, May 14, 2008
  12. 3/3 Ignore dirty submodule states during rebase and stashJohannes Schindelin, May 14, 2008

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