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Re: [RFC/PATCH] add update to branch support for "floating submodules"

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Leif Gruenwoldt <leifer@gmail.com>
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Dec 10, 2011, 15:27 UTC
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On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> So that use case does not sound like a good rationale to require addition
> of floating submodules.
Ok I will try another scenario :)

Imagine again products A, B and C and a common library. The products are in a stable state of development and track a stable branch of the common lib. Then imagine an important security fix gets made to the common library. On the next pull of products A, B, and C they get this fix for free because they were floating. They didn't need to communicate with the maintainer of the common repo to know this. In fact they don't really care. They just want the latest stable code for that release branch.

This is how package management on many linux systems works. Dependencies get updated and all products reap the benefit (or catastrophe) automatically.

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  1. add update to branch support for "floating submodules"Heiko Voigt, Nov 9, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2011
  3. Heiko VoigtNov 29, 2011
  4. Leif GruenwoldtDec 10, 2011
  5. Jonathan NiederDec 10, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 10, 2011
  7. Leif GruenwoldtDec 10, 2011
  8. Andreas T.AuerDec 12, 2011
  9. Leif GruenwoldtDec 12, 2011
  10. Andreas T.AuerDec 12, 2011
  11. Leif GruenwoldtDec 12, 2011
  12. Jens LehmannDec 12, 2011
  13. Phil HordDec 12, 2011
  14. Marc BranchaudDec 13, 2011
  15. Jens LehmannDec 13, 2011
  16. Marc BranchaudDec 13, 2011
  17. Junio C HamanoDec 12, 2011
  18. Phil HordDec 13, 2011
  19. Jens LehmannDec 13, 2011
  20. Phil HordJan 30, 2012
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  22. Phil HordJan 31, 2012
  23. Jens LehmannFeb 1, 2012
  24. Phil HordFeb 6, 2012
  25. Jens LehmannFeb 6, 2012
  26. Brandon CaseyDec 13, 2011
  27. Gioele BarabucciDec 10, 2011

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