Re: git-subtree: directory mismatch

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Nanako Shiraishi [off-list ref] wrote:

Quoting Avery Pennarun [off-list ref]

quoted

Yup.  This is basically a bug in "git merge -s subtree": it guesses
which subtree to merge into, rather than actually taking a prefix
parameter.  I've been meaning to either submit a patch for this, or
find a way to work around it.

Probably you can save time by using what was already done

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/76650/focus=89021

Hi Nanako,

I've read through the thread (I do remember skimming it awhile ago)
but can't find patches for the syntax actually under discussion.  I
found a patch that introduces "-s theirs", which was summarily shot
down in favour of adding -X support, but I can't find any actual patch
for this.  Moreover, git-merge seems to have been ported to C since
then, so I guess it wouldn't apply anyway.  And I can't find any
implementation at all for the discussed "-Xsubtree=" option, which I'm
guessing didn't actually ever get done.

Am I missing something?  It looks fairly easy to throw in anyway, but
it's even easier if someone has already done it :)

Thanks,

Avery