# sub module branches 3 messages from 2010-03-08 to 2010-03-09. Participants: Mahesh Vaidya, Peter Krefting, Avery Pennarun. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/22949 ## Mahesh Vaidya, 2010-03-08 11:14 Subject: sub module branches Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/b42431c81003080314j694114b5o433988470f13328a%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hi I have a situation like project/source.git /submod_1 /submod_2 I need to modify code in all 3 repos viz. source, submod_1 & submod_2. If I create branch in source, will it propogate to remaining submodules ? or in other words can I have "global branch" and "global tag" Thx/ Mahesh. ``` ## Peter Krefting, 2010-03-08 13:05 Subject: Re: sub module branches Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.DEB.2.00.1003081403110.30270%40ds9.cixit.se In-Reply-To: ``` Mahesh Vaidya: > If I create branch in source, will it propogate to remaining submodules ? No, the branch is only created in the top-level module. > or in other words can I have "global branch" and "global tag" The branch is "global" in the way that it does contain a reference to the current commit of the submodule. You do not *need* to have a local branch in the submodule to change where it pointed to from the top-level module. It does help to have it, though, as you eventually probably will want to push your changes somewhere, and then you need to have a symbolic reference in the submodule(s) you have branched as well. -- \\// Peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/ ``` ## Avery Pennarun, 2010-03-09 00:47 Subject: Re: sub module branches Message-ID: <32541b131003081647j2eadb8dfs758611fd4007deea@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/32541b131003081647j2eadb8dfs758611fd4007deea%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 6:14 AM, Mahesh Vaidya wrote: > I have a situation like > > project/source.git >           /submod_1 >           /submod_2 > > I need to modify code in all 3 repos viz. source, submod_1 & submod_2. > > If I create branch in source, will it propogate to remaining > submodules ? or in other words can I have "global branch" and "global > tag" You could use git-subtree instead: http://github.com/apenwarr/git-subtree That will allow you to branch all the repos at once. It slightly increases the effort required to extract the changes and submit them upstream again, though. Have fun, Avery ```