Re: [RFC] Submodules in GIT

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



hoi :)

On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 11:52:13AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> I don't think it would be wrong at all to have a "link object" type, and 
> have the "link" tree entry actually point to that "link object" instead of 
> pointing directly to the commit in the submodule.
> 
> And yes, that extra indirection would allow for more flexibility (the 
> "link object" can contain comments about the particular version used, 
> pointers to where you can get it - whether human-readable or strictly 
> meant for automation - etc etc).

What makes a submodule so special that now we suddenly have to store
those stuff in the object database?

Storing a fetch location would grossly contradict the distributed nature
of git.  I really do not see _any_ reason to store more information than
the commit sha1 of the submodule.

-- 
Martin Waitz

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: Digital signature


[Index of Archives]     [Linux Kernel Development]     [Gcc Help]     [IETF Annouce]     [DCCP]     [Netdev]     [Networking]     [Security]     [V4L]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Linux SCSI]     [Fedora Users]