I agree that subtree solves some specific use cases I would like to support. In particular, I was hoping to use the subtree command in lieu of using the subtree merge strategy to manage and overlay changes to upstream projects, as well as other local components. At any rate, it looks like the problem I'm having is not entirely related to the subtree command, but happens when I checkout a remote into a branch ( which subtree is presumably doing in the background). It's the same setup as before. Here is the sequence of commands I'm running. git init git remote add upstream git://gnuradio.org/gnuradio fetch upstream git checkout -b upstream_tracking upstream/master Now, at this point, I expect the upstream branch to contain the contents of the gnuradio project. I also expect that my local mater branch has only the contents of my local sources, and NOT the contents of the gnuradio. However, if I 'git checkout master', I see the contents of the gnuradio project. Why, when I checkout a branch tracking upstream/master, do the changes also appear on my master branch, and not just in the remote tracking branch? As a reference, this is close to what I'm trying to accomplish. His screenshot titled 'Directory Listing in Master' shows what I expect. http://typecastexception.com/post/2013/03/16/Managing-Nested-Libraries-Using-the-GIT-Subtree-Merge-Workflow.aspx Thanks -Tom Taranowski On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Jeremy Rosen <jeremy.rosen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I am starting to regret that I caved in and started carrying a copy >> of it in contrib/. It probably is a good idea to drop it from my >> tree and let it mature and eventually flourish outside. >> > > that's a shame... it solves a real problem, is simple to use, and really powerfull. > > but unfortunately, I have sent a patch that solves a serious bug... which had already been reported and patched but had received no answer, and nobody replied to it. > > Is there anything that can be done to get this rolling, or a way to have the use-case it covers better handle by git-submodule ? > > > currently the problem of a git repo in a git repo is very complicated to deal with in a clean way... > > > Regards > > Jérémy -- 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