Re: [PATCHv2 0/6] git clone: Marry --recursive and --reference

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 10, 2016, 15:59 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqpopg7gyb.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kYkn6eVUBd_hXd4FSxr+y-iNTSsOfqdcKWBWp-aaVpAkQ@mail.gmail.com>

Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:

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> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 2:45 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> becomes easily doable (i.e. subsequent "submodule update" can realize
>> that the submodule does not have alternates but it could borrow from
>> the submodule in the other-super-project-location).
>
> I would suggest to postpone this to a later time once the need arises.

Oh, no question about that (did I even sound to be suggesting to do it now?). It is just one of the yardsticks I use when gauging if a proposed solution is sound to see how it will naturally scale and/or extend to other possible scenarios, and I was pointing out that this seems to pass the test.