From: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/4] introduce submodule.superprojectGitDir cache
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:00:55 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <YMkjF+TN05lM4IJV@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqzgvtxcas.fsf@gitster.g>
On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 02:09:15PM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
> Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com> writes:
>
> > Teach submodules a reference to their superproject's gitdir. This allows
> > us to A) know that we're running from a submodule, and B) have a
> > shortcut to the superproject's vitals, for example, configs.
> >
> > By using a relative path instead of an absolute path, we can move the
> > superproject directory around on the filesystem without breaking the
> > submodule's cache.
>
> As the function this new thing is added assumes the modern layout of
> having submodule "repository" in .git/modules/* of the repository of
> the superproject, it is rather easy to move the whole thing together,
> so recording it as relative path is all the more important.
>
> Can a submodule repository be bound to two or more superproject at
> the same time? "We assume no, and we will forbid such a layout, and
> that is why we can afford to make submodules aware of their
> superprojects" is a totally acceptable answer, but it would make it
> easier to follow the reasoning behind a design change like this
> series does if such an assumption is recorded somewhere.
Thanks for pointing out the use case - I can see this happening in some
case like adding a source code dependency from a few projects at once,
so it doesn't sound too far-fetched. But no, I don't think this method
of caching can support it; I think forbidding it and saying "if you want
this to work, use a worktree" is pretty reasonable.
Will find a nice place to write it down.
- Emily
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-15 22:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-06-11 22:54 [RFC PATCH 0/4] cache parent project's gitdir in submodules Emily Shaffer
2021-06-11 22:54 ` [RFC PATCH 1/4] t7400-submodule-basic: modernize inspect() helper Emily Shaffer
2021-06-14 4:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-06-11 22:54 ` [RFC PATCH 2/4] introduce submodule.superprojectGitDir cache Emily Shaffer
2021-06-14 5:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-06-15 22:00 ` Emily Shaffer [this message]
2021-06-11 22:54 ` [RFC PATCH 3/4] submodule: cache superproject gitdir during absorbgitdirs Emily Shaffer
2021-06-14 6:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-06-11 22:54 ` [RFC PATCH 4/4] submodule: cache superproject gitdir during 'update' Emily Shaffer
2021-06-14 6:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-06-15 21:27 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-06-12 20:12 ` [RFC PATCH 0/4] cache parent project's gitdir in submodules Jacob Keller
2021-06-14 7:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-06-15 21:18 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-06-16 0:45 ` [PATCH v2 " Emily Shaffer
2021-06-16 0:45 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] t7400-submodule-basic: modernize inspect() helper Emily Shaffer
2021-07-27 17:12 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-08-19 17:46 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-06-16 0:45 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] introduce submodule.superprojectGitDir cache Emily Shaffer
2021-06-16 4:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-06-16 4:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-06-18 0:03 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-06-18 0:00 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-07-27 17:46 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-08-19 17:53 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-10-14 19:25 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-06-16 0:45 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] submodule: cache superproject gitdir during absorbgitdirs Emily Shaffer
2021-06-16 0:45 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] submodule: cache superproject gitdir during 'update' Emily Shaffer
2021-07-27 17:51 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-08-19 18:02 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-08-19 20:09 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] cache parent project's gitdir in submodules Emily Shaffer
2021-08-19 20:09 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] t7400-submodule-basic: modernize inspect() helper Emily Shaffer
2021-08-19 20:09 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] introduce submodule.superprojectGitDir record Emily Shaffer
2021-08-20 0:38 ` Derrick Stolee
2021-10-13 19:36 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-09-04 17:20 ` Matheus Tavares
2021-10-13 19:39 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-08-19 20:09 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] submodule: record superproject gitdir during absorbgitdirs Emily Shaffer
2021-08-20 0:50 ` Derrick Stolee
2021-10-13 19:42 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-09-04 17:27 ` Matheus Tavares
2021-10-14 18:40 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-08-19 20:09 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] submodule: record superproject gitdir during 'update' Emily Shaffer
2021-08-20 0:59 ` Derrick Stolee
2021-10-14 18:45 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-08-19 21:56 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] cache parent project's gitdir in submodules Junio C Hamano
2021-08-20 1:09 ` Derrick Stolee
2021-10-13 18:51 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-10-14 17:12 ` Derrick Stolee
2021-10-14 18:52 ` Emily Shaffer
2021-09-04 17:50 ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
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