New git-subtree almost ready

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I've got the git-subtree merge in pretty good shape now.  After being
taught about TEST_DIRECTORY, I've been able to get rid of all of the
test system changes and can run the git-subtree tests using the stock
test infrastructure.

Before I can put the new tree up I need a little help.  Since it's been
a while since I posted the last version of the tree, I tried to update
from upstream master.  git-subtree is in a separate branch (it wqas
applied as a subtree merge) so I did the usual switch-to-master-and-pull
thing.

However, now I don't know how to rebase from master to the subtree
branch.  If I do a "git rebase master" then the subtree merge gets
re-applied as if the files were placed in the root directory rather than
in the target directory of the original subtree merge.

The problem is described pretty well here and the issue has been covered
on the mailing list before:

http://groups.google.com/group/git-users/browse_thread/thread/d54bacd234d95639
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/191934

I can think of a few strategies to move forward.

1. Keep the git-subtree branch where it is.  Don't rebase and just push
   the branch to a public repository.  Make Junio do the hard work.  :)

2. Split the subtree merge, remove it from the git repository, rebase
   from master and then re-subtree-merge it.

3. Don't do a rebase, just do a regular merge from master.

Which of these would be best to integrate git-subtree into
Junio's repository?

git-web guys, how did you handle this situation?

Thanks!

                           -David
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