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Re: [RFCv4 PATCH 00/14] Checkout aware of Submodules!

From
Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 16, 2017, 22:54 UTC
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On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:
>
>> Integrate updating the submodules into git checkout,...
>
> It was more or less a pleasant read, once I decided to pretend that
> I were a machine who uses identifiers only to identify locations in
> the program ;-) IOW, for human consumption, the new names introduced
> were sometimes quite confusing and went against helping understanding.
>

Based on my cursory reading, I agree. I had trouble understanding how the process worked because the names were somewhat confusing. They started to make some sense as I read more. I think v4 had better names than v3, but they were still somewhat confusing to me.

Regards, Jake

Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Stefan Beller
Message 72 of 94 in “Checkout aware of Submodules!”
  1. 00/14 Checkout aware of Submodules!Stefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  2. 01/14 lib-submodule-update.sh: reorder create_lib_submodule_repoStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  3. brian m. carlsonFeb 15, 2017
  4. 02/14 lib-submodule-update.sh: define tests for recursing into submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  5. Brandon WilliamsFeb 15, 2017
  6. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  7. 07/14 update submodules: introduce is_interesting_submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  8. Brandon WilliamsFeb 15, 2017
  9. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  10. 06/14 update submodules: add a config option to determine if submodules are updatedStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  11. 05/14 update submodules: add submodule config parsingStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  13. 11/14 unpack-trees: check if we can perform the operation for submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  14. 10/14 unpack-trees: pass old oid to verify_clean_submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  15. 09/14 update submodules: add submodule_go_from_toStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  16. brian m. carlsonFeb 15, 2017
  17. 04/14 connect_work_tree_and_git_dir: safely create leading directoriesStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  19. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  21. 13/14 entry.c: update submodules when interestingStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  22. 14/14 builtin/checkout: add --recurse-submodules switchStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  23. brian m. carlsonFeb 15, 2017
  24. Stefan BellerFeb 16, 2017
  25. 12/14 read-cache: remove_marked_cache_entries to wipe selected submodules.Stefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  26. 03/14 make is_submodule_populated gentlyStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  28. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  29. 08/14 update submodules: move up prepare_submodule_repo_envStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  30. brian m. carlsonFeb 15, 2017
  31. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  32. 00/14 Checkout aware of Submodules!Stefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  33. 05/15 connect_work_tree_and_git_dir: safely create leading directoriesStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  34. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  35. Stefan BellerFeb 16, 2017
  36. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  37. 07/15 update submodules: add a config option to determine if submodules are updatedStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  38. 03/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: define tests for recursing into submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  39. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  40. Stefan BellerFeb 22, 2017
  41. 02/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: do not use ./. as submodule remoteStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  42. 08/15 submodules: introduce check to see whether to touch a submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  43. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  44. Jacob KellerFeb 16, 2017
  45. Jacob KellerFeb 17, 2017
  46. Stefan BellerFeb 21, 2017
  47. 04/15 make is_submodule_populated gentlyStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  48. 09/15 update submodules: move up prepare_submodule_repo_envStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  49. 10/15 update submodules: add submodule_go_from_toStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  50. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  51. Stefan BellerFeb 16, 2017
  52. 06/15 update submodules: add submodule config parsingStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  53. Jacob KellerFeb 17, 2017
  54. Stefan BellerFeb 21, 2017
  55. Jacob KellerFeb 21, 2017
  56. 13/15 read-cache: remove_marked_cache_entries to wipe selected submodules.Stefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  57. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  58. 15/15 builtin/checkout: add --recurse-submodules switchStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  59. 11/15 unpack-trees: pass old oid to verify_clean_submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  60. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  61. 12/15 unpack-trees: check if we can perform the operation for submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  62. Brandon WilliamsFeb 16, 2017
  63. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  64. Jacob KellerFeb 17, 2017
  65. Stefan BellerFeb 21, 2017
  66. Jacob KellerFeb 21, 2017
  67. Stefan BellerFeb 21, 2017
  68. Jacob KellerFeb 22, 2017
  69. 14/15 entry.c: update submodules when interestingStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  70. 01/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: reorder create_lib_submodule_repoStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  71. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  72. Jacob KellerFeb 16, 2017
  73. Stefan BellerFeb 16, 2017
  74. Jacob KellerFeb 16, 2017
  75. 00/14 Checkout aware of Submodules!Stefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  76. 08/15 submodules: introduce check to see whether to touch a submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  77. 09/15 update submodules: move up prepare_submodule_repo_envStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  78. 01/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: reorder create_lib_submodule_repoStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  79. 04/15 make is_submodule_populated gentlyStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  80. 03/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: define tests for recursing into submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  81. 11/15 unpack-trees: pass old oid to verify_clean_submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  82. 02/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: do not use ./. as submodule remoteStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  83. 06/15 update submodules: add submodule config parsingStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  84. 14/15 entry.c: update submodules when interestingStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  85. 12/15 unpack-trees: check if we can perform the operation for submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  86. 05/15 connect_work_tree_and_git_dir: safely create leading directoriesStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  87. 07/15 update submodules: add a config option to determine if submodules are updatedStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  88. 10/15 update submodules: add submodule_move_headStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  89. Ramsay JonesFeb 24, 2017
  90. Stefan BellerFeb 24, 2017
  91. 13/15 read-cache, remove_marked_cache_entries: wipe selected submodules.Stefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  92. 15/15 builtin/checkout: add --recurse-submodules switchStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  93. Ramsay JonesFeb 24, 2017
  94. Stefan BellerFeb 24, 2017

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