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subrepo vs submodule

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RDRobert Dailey <rcdailey.lists@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 19, 2017, 14:27 UTC
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So I found out about "subrepo" today: https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

I'm still reading about how it works internally, but what do you guys think about it? Is it a more or less perfect alternative to submodules? What would be a reason not to use it?

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