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Subject: Re: Questions/investigations on git-subtree and tags
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>=20
> Hi J=C3=A9r=C3=A9my,
>=20
> Git subtree ignores tags from the remote repo.
>=20

is that a design decision or a case of "not implemented yet"

> To follow a project in a subdirectory I would use git-subtree add
> selecting a branch, not a tag, from the other repo. Then use
> git-subtree pull to keep yourself updated.
>=20


well... yes, but releases are marked by tags, not branches so what I re=
ally want is a tag.

I still use git so I have the possibility to update and can traceback w=
hat happened later

> e.g.
>=20
> To add:
>=20
> git subtree add --prefix=3D$subdir $repo $branch
>=20
> Then to update:
>=20
> git subtree pull --prefix=3D$subdir $repo $branch
>=20


ok, that probably works with branches (didn't test)

> If you make any changes on the branch and wanted to push them back
> you
> could do that with:
>=20
> git subtree pull --prefix=3D$subdir $repo2 $branch2
>=20
> $repo2 and $branch2 would be different from $repo and $branch if you
> wanted to push to your own fork before submitting a pull request.
>=20

shouldn't there be a subtree split somewhere ? IIUC pull is only merge =
from the remote to my local repo,
not the other way round


> --
> Paul [W] Campbell
>=20