From: Johannes Sixt <J.Sixt@eudaptics.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] Add gitmodules(5)
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:34:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <466E76BE.A3F84A2D@eudaptics.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8c5c35580706120127p649227d8gc706cb8b364d02b9@mail.gmail.com
Lars Hjemli wrote:
>
> On 6/12/07, Sven Verdoolaege <skimo@kotnet.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 09:05:21AM +0200, Lars Hjemli wrote:
> > > +submodule.<name>.path::
> > > + Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the git
> >
> > Your previous patch had "_a_ path" instead of "_the_ path".
> > I prefer the former since it allows a module to be checkoud out
> > at multiple locations.
>
> This is somewhat intentional. I want to move the submodule repos into
> .git/submodules/$name/ (with working dir) and symlink this directory
> when 'checking out' the submodule. This would be a simple solution for
> the following problems:
> -keeping submodule modifications between checkouts
> -having submodules within submodules
It has already been said in the past that symlinks are *bad*. The don't
exist on Windows (MinGW). Please do not use symlinks for such central
concepts.
-- Hannes
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-06-12 10:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-06-11 19:12 [PATCH 0/5] misc. submodule related changes Lars Hjemli
2007-06-11 19:12 ` [PATCH 1/5] t7400: barf if git-submodule removes or replaces a file Lars Hjemli
2007-06-11 19:12 ` [PATCH 2/5] git-submodule: remember to checkout after clone Lars Hjemli
2007-06-11 19:12 ` [PATCH 3/5] Rename sections from "module" to "submodule" in .gitmodules Lars Hjemli
2007-06-11 19:12 ` [PATCH 4/5] git-submodule: give submodules proper names Lars Hjemli
2007-06-11 19:12 ` [PATCH 5/5] Add gitmodules(5) Lars Hjemli
2007-06-11 22:59 ` Frank Lichtenheld
2007-06-12 7:05 ` Lars Hjemli
2007-06-12 8:04 ` Sven Verdoolaege
2007-06-12 8:27 ` Lars Hjemli
2007-06-12 9:45 ` Josef Weidendorfer
2007-06-12 10:23 ` Lars Hjemli
2007-06-12 12:05 ` Josef Weidendorfer
2007-06-12 9:49 ` Sven Verdoolaege
2007-06-12 10:28 ` Lars Hjemli
2007-06-12 10:34 ` Johannes Sixt [this message]
2007-06-12 10:48 ` Johannes Sixt
[not found] ` <8c5c35580706120352y24e53a10sf339147b22f1286e@mail.gmail.com>
2007-06-12 10:54 ` Lars Hjemli
2007-06-12 11:03 ` Johannes Sixt
2007-06-12 11:12 ` Lars Hjemli
2007-06-12 12:23 ` Josef Weidendorfer
2007-06-12 12:37 ` Lars Hjemli
2007-06-12 12:41 ` Johannes Sixt
2007-06-12 13:40 ` Josef Weidendorfer
2007-06-12 13:50 ` Josef Weidendorfer
2007-06-12 19:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-06-12 19:10 ` Sven Verdoolaege
2007-06-12 21:33 ` Josef Weidendorfer
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-06-11 0:04 Lars Hjemli
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