Re: [PATCH 5/5] Add gitmodules(5)

Lars Hjemli wrote:

On 6/12/07, Sven Verdoolaege [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 09:05:21AM +0200, Lars Hjemli wrote:

quoted

+submodule.<name>.path::
+     Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the git

Your previous patch had "_a_ path" instead of "_the_ path".
I prefer the former since it allows a module to be checkoud out
at multiple locations.

This is somewhat intentional. I want to move the submodule repos into
.git/submodules/$name/ (with working dir) and symlink this directory
when 'checking out' the submodule. This would be a simple solution for
the following problems:
  -keeping submodule modifications between checkouts
  -having submodules within submodules

It has already been said in the past that symlinks are *bad*. The don't
exist on Windows (MinGW). Please do not use symlinks for such central
concepts.

-- Hannes