Re: [PATCH 0/6] git-rm absorbs submodule git directory before deletion

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On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 11:28 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>
>>>> The "checkout --recurse-submodules" series got too large to comfortably send
>>>> it out for review, so I had to break it up into smaller series'; this is the
>>>> first subseries, but it makes sense on its own.
>>>>
>>>> This series teaches git-rm to absorb the git directory of a submodule instead
>>>> of failing and complaining about the git directory preventing deletion.
>>>>
>>>> It applies on origin/sb/submodule-embed-gitdir.
>>>
>>> Thanks.  I probably should rename the topic again with s/embed/absorb/;
>>
>> I mostly renamed it in the hope to settle our dispute what embedding means. ;)
>
> I do not think there is no dispute about what embedding means.

double negative: You think we have a slight dispute here.

>  A
> submodule whose .git is inside its working tree has its repository
> embedded.
>
> What we had trouble settling on was what to call the operation to
> undo the embedding, unentangling its repository out of the working
> tree.  I'd still vote for unembed if you want a name to be nominated.

So I can redo the series with two commands "git submodule [un]embed".

For me "unembed" == "absorb", such that we could also go with
absorb into superproject <-> embed into worktree


>
>> Note that sb/t3600-cleanup is part of this series now,
>> (The first commit of that series is in patch 6/6 of this series, and patch 5 is
>> the modernization effort.)
>
> Well, "t3600: remove useless redirect" has been in 'next' already;
> do you mean that you want me to queue this series on top of that
> topic?
>

I need to reroll this series any way; the reroll will be on top of that.

Thanks,
Stefan



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