On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 04:23:02PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 7 Jul 2008, Avery Pennarun wrote: > > > On 7/7/08, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Mon, 7 Jul 2008, Avery Pennarun wrote: > > > > Thus, I'd say the best fix would be to find a way to have "git pull" or > > > > "git fetch" in the supermodule also do a fetch in the submodule. > > > > > > Noooooo! > > > > > > If I am actively working on the submodule, the supermodule has _no > > > business_ trying to wreck my state. > > > > Hmm... how does doing a fetch wreck your state? > > It updates the tracking branches. And guess what I use the tracking > branches for? Yes, to track other people's changes. And ... I'll ask the same question again, then maybe you will be so nice as to give me the information that you do not want to share with the earthling that I am. Is there no way to fetch only objects without updating no refs ? > Anyway, fetch is wrong, wrong, wrong, if all you want to do is see the > _state_ of your submodule. Agreed. Now, can we move on and discuss Avery's point which was to have a SEPARATE operation which fetches all submodules in one command ? > Don't play cute games, OK. Maybe you're god in the small world of git-submodule or whatever, but could you at least *try* to explain things to people which are trying to understand what is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOORRRRRRRIIIIBBBBLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYY BAD when the only information they have is: THIS IS HORRIBLY BAD, GO AWAY Sylvain -- 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
