Re: Why are submodules not automatically handled by default or at least configurable to do so?

> On 27 Oct 2015, at 10:50, Nick <oinksocket@letterboxes.org> wrote:
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> I too am interested in finding ways to automate working with submodules, as it's a particular pain point with my colleagues.  They frequently shoot themselves in the foot trying to branch and merge a project with submodules, resulting in a broken build and grumpy comments about git (or possibly about me, as the "Git Advocate").  And they're right, it is awkward.
> 
> Whether or not any sensible default configuration exists, users do need a way to avoid excessively complicated workflows, or people are just going to avoid using submodules, or perhaps Git. Hand-rolled solutions might be better than nothing, but I would expect that this is a common issue which would benefit from a built-in solution.  For instance, so that one can branch and merge the whole project without duplicating the work for each submodule.
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> Am I correct in thinking there isn't anything which does these kind of things yet?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Nick
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