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Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] implement fetching of moved submodules

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 17, 2017, 01:49 UTC
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Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net> writes:
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> The previous RFC iteration can be found here:
>
> https://public-inbox.org/git/20171006222544.GA26642@sandbox/
>
> This should now be in a state ready for review for inclusion.
>
> The main difference from last iteration is that we now also support
> unconfigured gitlinks for push and fetch for backwards compatibility.
>
> To implement this compatibility we construct a default name for gitlinks
> if there is a repository found at their location in the worktree.

I do not remember the details of the patch in the previous round that corresponds to PATCH 2/3 here, so I cannot comment on the incremental improvement between the two, but the fallback in 2/3 looks like a sensible thing to do.

Let's see what others, especially those who are interested in the "--recurse-submodules" area, say.

Thanks.
Previous: Stefan Beller
Message 24 of 24 in “implement fetching of moved submodules”
  1. 0/3 implement fetching of moved submodulesHeiko Voigt, Oct 16, 2017
  2. 1/3 fetch: add test to make sure we stay backwards compatibleHeiko Voigt, Oct 16, 2017
  3. Stefan BellerOct 17, 2017
  4. 3/3 submodule: simplify decision tree whether to or not to fetchHeiko Voigt, Oct 16, 2017
  5. Stefan BellerOct 17, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 18, 2017
  7. Brandon WilliamsOct 18, 2017
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2017
  9. Heiko VoigtOct 19, 2017
  10. Brandon WilliamsOct 19, 2017
  11. 2/3 implement fetching of moved submodulesHeiko Voigt, Oct 16, 2017
  12. Stefan BellerOct 17, 2017
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 18, 2017
  14. Stefan BellerOct 18, 2017
  15. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2017
  16. 1/2 t5526: check for name/path collision in submodule fetchStefan Beller, Oct 19, 2017
  17. 2/2 fetch, push: keep separate lists of submodules and gitlinksStefan Beller, Oct 19, 2017
  18. Heiko VoigtOct 23, 2017
  19. Stefan BellerOct 23, 2017
  20. Junio C HamanoOct 24, 2017
  21. Heiko VoigtOct 23, 2017
  22. Stefan BellerOct 23, 2017
  23. Stefan BellerOct 19, 2017
  24. Junio C HamanoOct 17, 2017

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