Re: git submodules vs translators

[Will Thompson <will thompson collabora co uk>]

On 28/06/13 01:01, Colin Walters wrote:
> Any other thoughts?

Last time I accidentally reverted a submodule update, I took a look at 
the recently-added 'git subtree' as a possible replacement. I haven't 
actually tried it in practice, and perhaps it would just replace one set 
of confusing gotchas with another, but I'm pretty sure it resolves this 
problem of having to remember to run 'git submodule update' after every 
pull.

(Not to be confused with the subtree merge strategy: see 
http://blogs.atlassian.com/2013/05/alternatives-to-git-submodule-git-subtree/ 
for an introduction.)

Irrespective of technology, ideally one wouldn't have to care about 
embedded libraries unless one is actually working on code that actually 
uses them, whereas right now everyone has to care or risk breaking the 
build.

--
Will