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From: Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: submodules' shortcomings, was Re: RFC: display dirty submodule 
	working directory in git gui and gitk
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 17:35:39 -0500
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On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> wrote:
> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
>> Besides, as long as there is enough reason to have out-of-Git alternative
>> solutions such as repo, submodules deserve to be 2nd-class citizens.
>
> If I didn't think I'd be shot by current submodule users, I'd offer
> to write a full replacement based around the current in repository
> format, but with sane features like we have in repo.

Perhaps write it and call it 'git sub' or something.  Put them both
in, and let users decide which they want to use.  Or, like git
subtree, maintain it separately.

Personally, I've avoided tools like repo because they seem to try to
kidnap my *entire* git experience, most of which is already fine.
It's just submodules that are crazy.  I think it's probably similar
for other people.

Avery