Re: [PATCH 1/4] gitfaq: add advice on monorepos

From: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date: Oct 20, 2021, 22:22 UTC
Message-ID: <YXCWigr6TovYXgbb@camp.crustytoothpaste.net>
In-Reply-To: <557fe5b8-36b4-a760-d2dd-02137746a37b@iee.email>

On 2021-10-20 at 14:11:09, Philip Oakley wrote:

> Does this need some comparison, or link, with sub-module methods and
> issues? Such as the nested sub-module problem, the distinction between
> active sub-modules and quiescent sub-modules (e.g. libraries Vx.y.z)?

I don't think it does. Some projects choose to use many repositories with submodules, and some use many repositories without submodules. At work, we do the latter, and it tends to work just fine.

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brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA

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