[Xcb] Are the util-common-m4 submodules relative on purpose?

[Arnaud Fontaine]

Hi,

    > On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 12:21:39AM -0700, Jamey Sharp wrote:
    > Regarding the original question: As far as I can tell, you weren't
    > asking because  of an actual problem with  this setup, but instead
    > because of  curiosity about the motivation for  it, right Dirk? As
    > long as the  current setup doesn't actually inconvenience anybody,
    >  I'm  inclined  to  leave  it  the  way  the  de-facto  maintainer
    > apparently prefers it. :-)

    >> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Dirk Wallenstein <halsmit at t-online.de> wrote:
    >> Initially I thought it would be interesting to let submodules use
    >>  local mirrors if  the supermodule  has a  local origin.   But it
    >> poses too much restrictions on  where the mirror is and how it is
    >> named (the relative URL in  .gitmodules).  I can make it work but
    >> it  seems very  brittle and so,  Arnaud, I  would like to  ask to
    >> reconsider  that setup.  I  think the disadvantages  outweigh the
    >> advantages.

I tend to agree with Jamey  about leaving it this way, perhaps because I
don't really understand what are the disadvantages...

Cheers,
-- 
Arnaud Fontaine