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Re: Reference a submodule branch instead of a commit

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Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
Oct 4, 2016, 17:07 UTC
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> We already have options to support these kinds of workflows. Look at the
> option '--remote' for 'git submodule update'.
>
> You then only have to commit the submodule if you do not want to see it
> as dirty locally, but you will always get the tip of a remote tracking
> branch when updating.
I wonder if we could make that convenient for users by not tracking
the submodule,
i.e.
* we have the information in the .gitmodules file
* the path itself is in the .gitignore
* no tree entry

Then you can update to the remote latest branch, without Git reporting a dirty submodule locally, in fact it reports nothing for the submodule.

It sounds like a hack, but maybe it's worth looking into that when people want to see that workflow.

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Message 4 of 9 in “Reference a submodule branch instead of a commit”
  1. Jeremy MortonOct 3, 2016
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 3, 2016
  3. Heiko VoigtOct 4, 2016
  4. Stefan BellerOct 4, 2016
  5. Junio C HamanoOct 4, 2016
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 4, 2016
  7. Heiko VoigtOct 5, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2016
  9. Heiko VoigtOct 5, 2016

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