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On Fri, 2011-03-25 at 09:49 +0100, Dirk Wallenstein wrote:<BR>
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<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">Initially I thought it would be interesting to let submodules use local</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">mirrors if the supermodule has a local origin. But it poses too much</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">restrictions on where the mirror is and how it is named (the relative</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">URL in .gitmodules). I can make it work but it seems very brittle and</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">so, Arnaud, I would like to ask to reconsider that setup. I think the</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">disadvantages outweigh the advantages.</FONT></TT><BR>
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I concur. This issue will always come back. Now that we all have invested time<BR>
and, for some of us learned in the process, let's reap the benefit.<BR>
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I added some basic usage info for submodules:<BR>
<A HREF="http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ModularDevelopersGuide#Workingwithgitsubmodules">http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ModularDevelopersGuide#Workingwithgitsubmodules</A><BR>
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