From: "W. Trevor King" <wking@tremily.us>
To: Jens Lehmann <Jens.Lehmann@web.de>, Phil Hord <phil.hord@gmail.com>
Cc: Git <git@vger.kernel.org>, Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>,
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>,
Nahor <nahor.j+gmane@gmail.com>
Subject: [RFC] remove/deprecate 'submodule init' and 'sync'
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:53:09 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121130175309.GA718@odin.tremily.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121130032719.GE29257@odin.tremily.us> <50B54A68.60309@web.de>
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:19:04AM +0100, Jens Lehmann wrote:
> Am 26.11.2012 22:00, schrieb W. Trevor King:
> > From: "W. Trevor King" <wking@tremily.us>
> >
> > This allows users to override the .gitmodules value with a
> > per-repository value.
>
> Your intentions makes lots of sense, but your patch does more than
> that. Copying the branch setting into .git/config sets the initial
> branch setting into stone. That makes it impossible to have a branch
> "foo" in the superproject using a branch "bar" in a submodule and
> another superproject branch "frotz" using branch "nitfol" for the
> same submodule. You should use the branch setting from .git/config
> if present and fall back to the branch setting from .gitmodules if
> not, which would enable the user to have her own setting if she
> doesn't like what upstream provides but would still enable others
> to follow different submodule branches in different superproject
> branches.
I've mulling this over, and when I started coding support for
submodule.<name>.remote, I had an idea.
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:27:19PM -0500, W. Trevor King wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 08:11:20PM -0500, Phil Hord wrote:
> > I've always felt that the "origin" defaults are broken and are simply
> > being ignored because most users do not trip over them. But ISTR that
> > submodule commands use the remote indicated by the superproject's
> > current remote-tracking configuration, with a fallback to 'origin' if
> > there is none. Sort of a "best effort" algorithm, I think. Am I
> > remembering that wrong?
>
> The current code uses a bare "git-fetch". I'm not sure what that
> defaults to if you're on a detached head. If it bothers you, I'm fine
> adding the submodule.<name>.remote option in v6.
In my v5 patch, I check for submodule.<name>.remote first in the usual
`git config` files. If I don't find what I'm looking for I fall back
on .gitmodules (basically Jens' suggestion). However, my initial
copying-to-.git/config approach was mostly done to mimic existing
configuration handling in git-submodule.sh. Since I agree with Jens
on configuration precendence, and I now had two options to read
(.branch and .remote), I thought I'd pull the logic out into its own
function (code included at the end). While I was shifting the
existing submodule config handling over to my new function, I noticed
that with this logic, `submodule init` doesn't really do anything
important anymore. Likewise for `submodule sync`, which seems to be
quite similar to `init`.
What to do about this? `init` has been around for a while, so we
can't just remove it (maybe in 2.0?). Leaving it in place is not
really a problem though, it just means that the user is locking in the
current .gitmodules configuration (as Jens pointed out with respect to
.branch).
I may be way off base here, as I'm fairly new to submodules in general
and these two commands in particular, but I thought I'd float the
idea.
Cheers,
Trevor
---
#
# Print a submodule configuration setting
#
# $1 = submodule name
# $2 = option name
# $3 = default value
#
# Checks in the usual git-config places first (for overrides),
# otherwise it falls back on .gitmodules. This allows you to
# distribute project-wide defaults in .gitmodules, while still
# customizing individual repositories if necessary. If the option is
# not in .gitmodules either, print a default value.
#
get_submodule_config()
{
name="$1"
option="$2"
default="$3"
value=$(git config submodule."$name"."$option")
if test -z "$value"
then
value=$(git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$name"."$option")
fi
printf '%s' "${value:-$default}"
}
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2012-10-22 16:34 [PATCH] git-submodule add: Record branch name in .gitmodules W. Trevor King
[not found] ` <CABURp0pqg7XC6makK2OcundMabV9AtcBNGNK6Q0TMZfJbt3anw@mail.gmail.com>
2012-10-22 22:55 ` W. Trevor King
2012-10-24 18:12 ` Phil Hord
2012-10-25 1:12 ` W. Trevor King
2012-10-26 13:37 ` Jeff King
2012-10-23 19:16 ` Nahor
2012-10-23 19:44 ` W. Trevor King
2012-10-23 20:44 ` W. Trevor King
2012-10-23 21:57 ` [PATCH v2] git-submodule add: Add -r/--record option W. Trevor King
2012-10-24 19:15 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-10-25 0:53 ` W. Trevor King
2012-10-28 20:48 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-10-28 21:16 ` W. Trevor King
2012-10-28 21:59 ` Shawn Pearce
2012-10-28 22:34 ` W. Trevor King
2012-10-29 5:34 ` Jeff King
2012-10-29 10:45 ` W. Trevor King
2012-10-29 10:58 ` Jeff King
2012-10-29 11:29 ` W. Trevor King
2012-10-29 11:43 ` Jeff King
2012-10-29 17:38 ` Phil Hord
2012-10-29 21:36 ` Jeff King
2012-10-29 22:21 ` Phil Hord
2012-10-29 22:27 ` Jeff King
2012-11-09 3:35 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] " W. Trevor King
2012-11-09 3:35 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] " W. Trevor King
2012-11-09 7:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-11-09 16:29 ` Heiko Voigt
2012-11-10 19:02 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-17 15:04 ` Heiko Voigt
2012-11-17 19:20 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-17 21:31 ` Heiko Voigt
2012-11-17 22:00 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-20 0:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-11-20 1:16 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-20 5:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-11-20 12:19 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-20 19:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-11-23 15:55 ` Heiko Voigt
2012-11-23 16:23 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-23 16:30 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-23 17:54 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-26 21:00 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] git-submodule add: Add --local-branch option W. Trevor King
2012-11-26 21:00 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] " W. Trevor King
2012-11-26 21:00 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] git-submodule init: Record submodule.<name>.branch in repository config W. Trevor King
2012-11-27 23:19 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-11-28 0:40 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-30 17:53 ` W. Trevor King [this message]
2012-11-30 18:17 ` [RFC] remove/deprecate 'submodule init' and 'sync' W. Trevor King
2012-11-30 23:52 ` Phil Hord
2012-12-01 12:48 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-01 15:42 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-12-01 15:56 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-12-01 16:37 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-01 16:45 ` [PATCH] submodule: add 'deinit' command Jens Lehmann
2012-12-02 2:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-02 19:55 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-12-03 7:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-04 21:48 ` [PATCH v2] " Jens Lehmann
2012-12-04 23:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-12 15:08 ` Michael J Gruber
2012-12-12 17:22 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-12-12 19:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-12 22:25 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-12-12 22:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-12 23:09 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-12 23:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-13 0:28 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-13 15:47 ` Marc Branchaud
2012-12-01 15:38 ` [RFC] remove/deprecate 'submodule init' and 'sync' Jens Lehmann
2012-12-01 16:30 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-01 17:25 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-12-01 17:49 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-01 18:04 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-12-01 18:16 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-02 19:09 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-02 20:29 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-12-02 21:11 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-01 16:54 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-03 15:38 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-26 21:00 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] git-submodule update: Add --branch option W. Trevor King
2012-11-27 18:51 ` Heiko Voigt
2012-11-27 20:21 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-26 21:00 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] Hack fix for 'submodule update does not fetch already present commits' W. Trevor King
2012-11-27 18:31 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] git-submodule add: Add --local-branch option Heiko Voigt
2012-11-27 19:04 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-27 19:16 ` Heiko Voigt
2012-11-27 19:01 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-27 21:18 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] Hack fix for 'submodule update does not fetch already present commits' W. Trevor King
2012-11-27 23:28 ` Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] git-submodule add: Add --local-branch option Heiko Voigt
2012-11-28 2:42 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-29 18:51 ` Phil Hord
2012-11-23 17:24 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] git-submodule add: Add -r/--record option Sascha Cunz
2012-11-23 16:03 ` Heiko Voigt
2012-11-28 13:09 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] git-submodule add: Add --local-branch option (summary) W. Trevor King
2012-11-28 16:53 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-28 19:30 ` [PATCH v5 0/2] submodule update: add --remote for submodule's upstream changes W. Trevor King
2012-11-28 19:30 ` [PATCH v5 1/2] " W. Trevor King
2012-11-28 19:30 ` [PATCH v5 2/2] submodule add: If --branch is given, record it in .gitmodules W. Trevor King
2012-11-29 16:12 ` [RFC] git-submodule update: Add --commit option W. Trevor King
2012-11-29 16:21 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-29 16:27 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-29 19:13 ` [PATCH v5 0/2] submodule update: add --remote for submodule's upstream changes W. Trevor King
2012-11-30 1:11 ` Phil Hord
2012-11-30 3:27 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-02 3:17 ` [PATCH v6 0/4] " W. Trevor King
2012-12-02 3:17 ` [PATCH v6 1/4] submodule: add get_submodule_config helper funtion W. Trevor King
2012-12-03 19:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-04 0:17 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-11 18:58 ` [PATCH v7 0/3] submodule update: add --remote for submodule's upstream changes W. Trevor King
2012-12-11 18:58 ` [PATCH v7 1/3] submodule: add get_submodule_config helper funtion W. Trevor King
2012-12-11 18:58 ` [PATCH v7 2/3] submodule update: add --remote for submodule's upstream changes W. Trevor King
2012-12-12 17:43 ` Phil Hord
2012-12-12 19:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-12 23:02 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-19 16:03 ` [PATCH v8 0/3] " wking
2012-12-19 16:03 ` [PATCH v8 1/3] submodule: add get_submodule_config helper funtion wking
2012-12-21 8:20 ` Heiko Voigt
2012-12-21 11:04 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-19 16:03 ` [PATCH v8 2/3] submodule update: add --remote for submodule's upstream changes wking
2012-12-19 16:03 ` [PATCH v8 3/3] submodule add: If --branch is given, record it in .gitmodules wking
2012-12-19 17:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-21 8:18 ` [PATCH v8 0/3] submodule update: add --remote for submodule's upstream changes Heiko Voigt
2012-12-11 18:58 ` [PATCH v7 3/3] submodule add: If --branch is given, record it in .gitmodules W. Trevor King
2012-12-12 5:42 ` [PATCH v7 0/3] submodule update: add --remote for submodule's upstream changes Junio C Hamano
2012-12-12 15:24 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-12 18:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-12 22:44 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-02 3:17 ` [PATCH v6 2/4] " W. Trevor King
2012-12-03 16:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-03 18:15 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-03 18:38 ` W. Trevor King
2012-12-03 20:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-02 3:17 ` [PATCH v6 3/4] submodule add: If --branch is given, record it in .gitmodules W. Trevor King
2012-12-02 3:17 ` [PATCH v6 4/4] submodule update: add submodule.<name>.remote config option W. Trevor King
2012-12-02 19:32 ` [PATCH v5 0/2] submodule update: add --remote for submodule's upstream changes Jens Lehmann
2012-11-10 18:44 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] git-submodule add: Add -r/--record option W. Trevor King
2012-11-11 10:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-11-11 15:00 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-17 15:30 ` Heiko Voigt
2012-11-28 19:42 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-28 20:08 ` Junio C Hamano
[not found] ` <20121109104607.GC4406@ftbfs.org>
2012-11-10 19:11 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-09 3:35 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] git-submodule foreach: export .gitmodules settings as variables W. Trevor King
2012-11-09 16:45 ` Heiko Voigt
2012-11-10 19:21 ` W. Trevor King
2012-11-09 3:35 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] git-submodule: Motivate --record with an example use case W. Trevor King
2012-10-25 22:14 ` [PATCH v2] git-submodule add: Add -r/--record option W. Trevor King
2012-10-26 14:00 ` Jeff King
2012-10-23 21:45 ` [PATCH] git-submodule add: Record branch name in .gitmodules Nahor
2012-10-23 20:36 ` Jens Lehmann
2012-10-23 20:55 ` W. Trevor King
2012-10-23 22:02 ` Nahor
2012-10-24 19:10 ` Jens Lehmann
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2012-11-28 18:28 [PATCH] submodule update: document exisiting -r form for --rebase W. Trevor King
2012-11-28 19:02 ` Junio C Hamano
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