On 2013-08-21 10:03, Julien Danjou wrote:
On Wed, Aug 21 2013, Doug Hellmann wrote:

IIUC, git sub-modules point to a specific revision of the external
repository, right?

Yes.

So would projects still have to explicitly update to newer versions of
the incubator code by changing that sub-module reference?

Yes.

With the copy process we have now it is possible to update only part of the incubator code in a project. Is that a feature we would want to retain if
using sub-modules?

We'd lose it indeed.

OTOH, it seems _relatively_ dangerous to me to update part of
Oslo-incubator like we do, considering the possible dependencies between
files.

That can be an issue, but on the other hand when a mass sync is done there's almost no way to keep track of all the changes involved, so I think in some circumstances it can be better to do individual modules. At least that way the person doing the sync is presumably familiar with the code they're syncing and has a handle on the dependencies (and potential changes needed in the target project).

Just a counterpoint. Not sure it's a sufficient argument to stop this if we want to move forward with it.

-Ben


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