From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johannes Schindelin Subject: Re: [PATCH] Teach remote machinery about remotes.default config variable Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:40:36 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: References: <1200022189-2400-1-git-send-email-mlevedahl@gmail.com> <1200022189-2400-2-git-send-email-mlevedahl@gmail.com> <7v1w8o4ws0.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <30e4a070801111252s4e17b9c4m62adeb9032963e66@mail.gmail.com> <7v63xzzszp.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <478855B5.9070600@gmail.com> <7vbq7ry405.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <47885B2C.8020809@gmail.com> <7v7iify2wm.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <4788BFA8.2030508@gmail.com> <7vwsqeubj8.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <47891658.3090604@gmail.com> <47893F53.2070908@gmail.com> <478AD5A0.50900@gmail.com> <7vabn9m30a.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <478C3CD3.6010504@gmail.com> <7vy7arhas9.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <478D3CD8.3040805@gmail.com> <478D5D07.3030202@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Junio C Hamano , git@vger.kernel.org To: Mark Levedahl X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Jan 16 02:41:17 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JExHG-000423-Gy for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:41:14 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754928AbYAPBkq (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:40:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754904AbYAPBkq (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:40:46 -0500 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:49133 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751353AbYAPBkp (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:40:45 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 16 Jan 2008 01:40:43 -0000 Received: from host86-138-198-40.range86-138.btcentralplus.com (EHLO racer.home) [86.138.198.40] by mail.gmx.net (mp042) with SMTP; 16 Jan 2008 02:40:43 +0100 X-Authenticated: #1490710 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+aLDRYdkmavNzVCxH6XAHD5QuSmZUTy5hFUJoQGb +ZjFGtwNv9afdJ X-X-Sender: gene099@racer.site In-Reply-To: <478D5D07.3030202@gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 1.00 (LSU 882 2007-12-20) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, On Tue, 15 Jan 2008, Mark Levedahl wrote: > Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > > There's got to be a way to fix this _without_ affecting other users. > I believe the only normally visible change from my proposal is that > git-submodule update will follow top-level's branch from > branch..remote, which is a good thing. The other changes are only > visible if using clone -o or otherwise explicitly asking that "origin" > not be used or defined, which again is actually following the user's > request. > > If you know of other effects, please explain them. Do I really have to explain this late in the game for 1.5.4 how such intrusive changes can affect stability of code paths which would be otherwise unaffected by submodules? I think not. Ciao, Dscho