Re: Why do git submodules require manual checkouts and commits?

Hi,

On Fri, 16 May 2008, Avery Pennarun wrote:

So I think it would be very bad if the supermodule automatically
updated to the latest version of the submodule whenever you commit in
the submodule.  *However*, the other way around might be fine: if you
commit in the supermodule, maybe it should commit in the submodule at
the same time and link to that specific commit.  I'm pretty sure that
idea doesn't have any *fundamental* flaws, it's just got a lot of
really tricky details that need to be worked out.

Just the fundamental flaw that you might _not_ want to commit that, just 
as you can have a dirty Makefile _forever_.

Ciao,
Dscho