On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 12:16:22PM -0700, Nahor wrote: > On 2012-10-22 09:34, W. Trevor King wrote: > For instance, the module may later be updated to a commit in branch B > instead of branch A. Unless you remember to also update .gitmodule, you > have then inconsistent information. But you're explicitly *using* the configured setting in git config --file $toplevel/.gitmodules submodule.$name.branch That should be a reminder that the configuration is important, and you'll remember to change it. Plus, the text from git-pull should clearly display the branch you are pulling, which gives you a second change to notice if something is going wrong. > A similar issue arises if branch A is deleted from the module later (for > instance because it has been merged in the master branch and is not > useful anymore). Then .gitmodule points to a non-existant branch. > Same thing if a branch is renamed. All of these are possible, and all would reqire manual intervention to pick out a new branch to follow. Plus, this patch is not even about the auto-pull application, it's about storing the initially cloned branch name. What you do with that name afterwards is up to you ;). > I think a better place to store that kind of information is using > git-notes. That way, if the branch is renamed or deleted, you can easily > update the old notes to use the new name instead. Interesting. What would you attach the note too? Trevor -- This email may be signed or encrypted with GnuPG (http://www.gnupg.org). For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy
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