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Re: [RFC-PATCHv2] submodules: add a background story

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 14, 2017, 22:39 UTC
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Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:
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>> And then after doing the "git mv" you have pushed the result, which
>> I pulled.  Now, how will your "internal mapping" propagate to me?
>
> The "name" inside your superprojects git dir may be different from mine,
> after all the name only serves the purpose to not have duplicate
> git repositories when renaming a submodule.

That is true, but you still need to convey "what I used to have at 'path' is now at 'htap'". It is clear how to do so if we use "name" in .gitmodules (you say "what we collectively call module A is now at 'htap'"). I do not know how you do so without having a name.

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  1. Stefan BellerFeb 9, 2017
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2017
  3. Stefan BellerFeb 14, 2017
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2017
  5. Stefan BellerFeb 14, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2017
  7. Stefan BellerFeb 14, 2017
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2017
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2017
  10. Brandon WilliamsFeb 14, 2017

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