Re: FW: Query on git submodules

[Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>]

On Tue, Jun 02, 2015 at 09:45:39AM +0000, Mattias Vannergård wrote:
> I am planning on using submodules in a way, where I can specify a 
> configuration of repos with tags, and rebuild the submodule tree, when 
> selecting a configuration on the top level.
> 
> But, yet I have found no easy way to select the tag in a subrepo. I 
> would like the .gitmodules to accept tag instead of branch. I think 
> there is very little difference between specifying a branch or a tag, 
> but it is more convenient to have the release version as a tag.
> 
> So, if a product A, consist of subcomponents a1, a2 and a3, the version 
> v1.1 of product A will have a configuration saying: a1, tag=v0.4; a2, 
> tag=v1.0; a3, tag=v2.0
> 
> Subcomponent can be both a pre-built binary or a shared/common source 
> base, or a complete 3rd party repository.
> 
> Is this comparable to your situation?
> 
> I am currently working on editing the git-submodules to add -t (as in 
> tag). I need to find an easy way to switch between tracking a branch and 
> locking to tag, though.

What exactly is the feature of using a tag instead of a commit id like it
is currently the default? A tag should be nailed to a commit anyway or
does it change in your situation? In that case I would say it is a
branch.

Cheers Heiko