> > Hi Jérémy, > > Git subtree ignores tags from the remote repo. > is that a design decision or a case of "not implemented yet" > To follow a project in a subdirectory I would use git-subtree add > selecting a branch, not a tag, from the other repo. Then use > git-subtree pull to keep yourself updated. > well... yes, but releases are marked by tags, not branches so what I really want is a tag. I still use git so I have the possibility to update and can traceback what happened later > e.g. > > To add: > > git subtree add --prefix=$subdir $repo $branch > > Then to update: > > git subtree pull --prefix=$subdir $repo $branch > ok, that probably works with branches (didn't test) > If you make any changes on the branch and wanted to push them back > you > could do that with: > > git subtree pull --prefix=$subdir $repo2 $branch2 > > $repo2 and $branch2 would be different from $repo and $branch if you > wanted to push to your own fork before submitting a pull request. > shouldn't there be a subtree split somewhere ? IIUC pull is only merge from the remote to my local repo, not the other way round > -- > Paul [W] Campbell > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html