Hi again, On Fri, 31 Jan 2020, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > On Thu, 30 Jan 2020, Derrick Stolee wrote: > > > On 1/30/2020 6:10 AM, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > > Large parts of `git submodule` are already implemented in `git > > > submodule--helper`, so that's a head start (thanks Stephan Beller!). > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > Realistically, I think that it would be possible for a GSoC student > > > who is already very familiar with the code base and with submodules to > > > finish the conversion of `git submodule` in one season. > > > > Even assuming the most generous definition of "very familiar" I'm not sure > > this is the case. But I also don't meet the bar of "very familiar" when it > > comes to the submodule code. > > Hmm. I guess you're right, and it actually matches my earlier assessment: > https://lore.kernel.org/git/nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1904031957480.41@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ I vaguely remembered that I had described this project in a lot more detail in a Git for Windows ticket, and I just spent a couple of minutes to coagulate it into a more concrete proposal here: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/issues/541 Ciao, Dscho
