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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>
To: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google•com>
Cc: Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail•com>,
	"git\@vger.kernel.org" <git@vger•kernel.org>,
	Jens Lehmann <Jens.Lehmann@web•de>,
	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail•com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Submodule Groups
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:37:56 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqpowuwocb.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kYVE7a=kXi__+Y3C7cuQUhY78o0unuw7vU4hrO71q1dwA@mail.gmail.com> (Stefan Beller's message of "Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:30:32 -0800")

Stefan Beller <sbeller@google•com> writes:

> I think having both is bad as it may contradict each other?
> What is supposed to happen here:
>
>      [submodule "frotz"]
>          group = default
>
>      [submoduleGroup "default"]
>          member = !:frotz

What is supposed to happen is that you will write code to diagnose
this as an error, and give helpful error message to the user.

> So groups of groups, we discovered recursion today. :)
> Having this discussion makes me realize, the groups handling logic
> will be more complex than I anticipated for the first RFC patch series.

That is why I think we do not have to have a very complex group
logic from day one.

> The two basic questions the logic has to answer is:
>  * Give me all the submodules that fit these specifiers (i.e. the
>     --init-submodules collection from clone)
>  * Given submodule X, does it fit the specifier ( a new uninitialized
>     submodule during a later update)

Yes.

  reply	other threads:[~2016-01-21 22:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-01-20  3:34 [PATCH 0/4] Submodule Groups Stefan Beller
2016-01-20  3:34 ` [PATCH 1/4] git submodule: Teach add to accept --group Stefan Beller
2016-01-20 21:18   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-20 23:57     ` Stefan Beller
2016-01-21  0:08       ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-21  0:16         ` Stefan Beller
2016-01-21  4:45           ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-20  3:34 ` [PATCH 2/4] submodule-config: keep groups around Stefan Beller
2016-01-20 21:23   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-21  0:20     ` Stefan Beller
2016-01-21  2:37       ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-20  3:34 ` [PATCH 3/4] submodule update: Initialize all group-selected submodules by default Stefan Beller
2016-01-20 21:30   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-21  1:44     ` Stefan Beller
2016-01-21  4:40       ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-21 19:39         ` Stefan Beller
2016-01-21 20:47           ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-21 20:57             ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-20  3:34 ` [PATCH 4/4] builtin/clone: support submodule groups Stefan Beller
2016-01-20 21:43   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-21 21:17 ` [PATCH 0/4] Submodule Groups Sebastian Schuberth
2016-01-21 21:56   ` Stefan Beller
2016-01-21 22:18     ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-21 22:25       ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-21 22:30       ` Stefan Beller
2016-01-21 22:37         ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2016-01-22  8:55     ` Sebastian Schuberth

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