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November 16, 2011 19:48
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Checking out WordPress 3.2.1 as a git submodule
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| git submodule add git://github.com/markjaquith/WordPress.git core | |
| cd core | |
| git checkout 3.2.1 | |
| cd .. | |
| git add . -A | |
| git commit -m 'Checked out core at 3.2.1' |
Cbreak was not happy about this setup even when I described what it will be used for specifically. His comments were:
cbreak | yes. Beware of detached heads
cbreak | beware of submodule merge conflicts
+jast | dabaR: automatic message the 'gitglossary' manpage can be found at http://jk.gs/gitglossary
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[20:34] dabaR: cbreak: you're 100% sure?
[20:34] cbreak: dabaR: yes... just look at the documentation of tree objects
[20:35] cbreak: dabaR: submodules are always bound to an exact commit
[20:35] cbreak: you can of course check out a branch or tag, but once you try to record the commit in the submodule in the parent, all it will record is the commit