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From: Kaartic Sivaraam <kaartic.sivaraam@gmail.com>
To: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Cc: Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/8] Doc/gitsubmodules: improve readability of certain lines
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 01:27:35 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <f2753a3f-3e9c-b653-c29b-3399160c5e22@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kbQoLCodgR+JGXf_K1kS2Orjzp3W+7ZQBM0gX9je6d3Rg@mail.gmail.com>


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On Wednesday 10 January 2018 01:01 AM, Stefan Beller wrote:
>>>>  The submodule's `$GIT_DIR/config` file would come into play when running
>>>>  `git push --recurse-submodules=check` in the superproject, as this would
>>>> @@ -107,13 +108,13 @@ If the submodule is not yet initialized, then the configuration
>>>>  inside the submodule does not exist yet, so configuration where to
>>>>  obtain the submodule from is configured here for example.
>>>>
>>
>> I caught this in the context while replying. "so configuration where to
>> obtain the submodule from is configured here for example." doesn't seem
>> to read well. Maybe removing configuration from the sentence will make
>> it sound better?
>>

I'm going to make this change.


>>
>>>> - * the `.gitmodules` file inside the superproject. Additionally to the
>>>> -   required mapping between submodule's name and path, a project usually
>>>> + * The `.gitmodules` file inside the superproject. Additionally, if mapping
>>>> +   is required between a submodule's name and its path, a project usually
>>>
>>> This changes meaning, originally it tries to say:
>>>
>>> * it requires mapping path <-> names.
>>
>> I get this ...
>>
>>> * but there can be more.
>>
>> ... but not this. Did the previous version really try to say this?
>> Anyways how does this sound?
> 
> Well that was me being very sloppy trying to say that there might be
> submodule.<name>.{url, ignored, shallow} settings which just happen to
> be there.
> 
>>   * The `.gitmodules` file inside the superproject. A project usually
>>     uses this file to suggest defaults for the upstream collection
>>     of repositories for the mapping that is required between a
>>     submodule's name and its path.
>>
>> I think it conveys the "it requires mapping path <-> names." correctly
>> but doesn't convey the "but there can be more." part. I'm not sure how
>> to get that into the sentence, correctly.
> 
> I did not consider that part the important part, hence my sloppiness.
> Sorry for the confusion.
> 
> My main point was to say that the mapping is the important part and
> must be found in the .gitmodules file, otherwise we do not consider
> it a submodule (for whatever "it" is, maybe a gitlink at a path=name).
> 

So, I'm going to use the version that I specified above as I think it
seems to convey that clearly (at least to me),

    The `.gitmodules` file inside the superproject. A project usually
    uses this file to suggest defaults for the upstream collection
    of repositories for the mapping that is required between a
    submodule's name and its path.

Let me know, if there are issues.

Thanks,
Kaartic


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  reply	other threads:[~2018-01-09 19:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-01-06 18:46 [PATCH 0/8] Doc/submodules: a few updates Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-06 18:46 ` [PATCH 1/8] Doc/gitsubmodules: split a sentence for better readability Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-07  0:29   ` Eric Sunshine
2018-01-08 18:33     ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-06 18:46 ` [PATCH 2/8] Doc/gitsubmodules: clearly specify advantage of submodule Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-08 18:36   ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-09 15:58     ` Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-06 18:46 ` [PATCH 3/8] Doc/gitsubmodules: specify how submodules help in reduced size Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-07  0:31   ` Eric Sunshine
2018-01-08 18:38   ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-09 16:01     ` Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-09 19:01       ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-09 19:30         ` Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-06 18:46 ` [PATCH 4/8] Doc/gitsubmodules: avoid abbreviations Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-07  0:36   ` Eric Sunshine
2018-01-08 18:45   ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-09 16:06     ` Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-09 19:26       ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-09 19:32         ` Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-06 18:46 ` [PATCH 5/8] Doc/gitsubmodules: use "Git directory" consistently Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-07  0:39   ` Eric Sunshine
2018-01-08 18:45     ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-06 18:46 ` [PATCH 6/8] Doc/gitsubmodules: improve readability of certain lines Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-07  0:44   ` Eric Sunshine
2018-01-08 18:49   ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-09 16:37     ` Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-09 19:31       ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-09 19:57         ` Kaartic Sivaraam [this message]
2018-01-06 18:46 ` [PATCH 7/8] Doc/git-submodule: improve readability and grammar of a sentence Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-08 18:57   ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-06 18:46 ` [PATCH 8/8] Doc/git-submodule: correctly quote important words Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-08 19:08 ` [PATCH 0/8] Doc/submodules: a few updates Stefan Beller
2018-01-09 17:06   ` Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-09 18:50     ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-10  6:49 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] " Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-10  6:49   ` [PATCH v2 1/2] Doc/gitsubmodules: make some changes to improve readability and syntax Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-10 20:49     ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-10  6:49   ` [PATCH v2 2/2] Doc/git-submodule: improve readability and grammar of a sentence Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-14 17:37   ` [PATCH v3 0/2] Doc/submodules: a few updates Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-14 17:37     ` [PATCH v3 1/2] Doc/gitsubmodules: make some changes to improve readability and syntax Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-16 20:03       ` Stefan Beller
2018-01-14 17:37     ` [PATCH v3 2/2] Doc/git-submodule: improve readability and grammar of a sentence Kaartic Sivaraam
2018-01-16 20:02     ` [PATCH v3 0/2] Doc/submodules: a few updates Junio C Hamano
2018-01-17  2:45       ` Kaartic Sivaraam

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