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Month: August, 2008

pre-commit script for submodule hygiene

Our team at work is using git submodules to track re-usable code across projects, and it’s been pretty good so far, but we have hit minor snags along the way (such as the absence of a ‘git submodule rm’ command!). Another one is that using submodules adds a step to the sequence of things you [...]

submodule moment

Seems that new features and concepts appear in Git at such a steady pace that it’s difficult for the jargon to keep up. I don’t follow the git mailing list as closely as I should: it’s too high-traffic and I already don’t have enough time to do the work I have on my plate. Right [...]

Extended Git Submodule Status

At work I’m involved in some projects that will very likely make heavy use of submodules. The reason is that submodules make it very convenient to make use of a set of “common” code without a ton of duplication. We’re currently breaking our “common” code into packages that can be included in a project independent [...]