Re: [PATCH 0/3] Submodules: have a depth field in the .gitmodules file

2016-05-25 Thread Stefan Beller
On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Stefan Beller writes: > >> Sometimes the history of a submodule is not considered important by >> the projects upstream. To make it easier for downstream users, allow >> a field 'submodule..depth' in .gitmodules, which can be used >> to ind

Re: [PATCH 0/3] Submodules: have a depth field in the .gitmodules file

2016-05-25 Thread Junio C Hamano
Stefan Beller writes: > Sometimes the history of a submodule is not considered important by > the projects upstream. To make it easier for downstream users, allow > a field 'submodule..depth' in .gitmodules, which can be used > to indicate the recommended depth. Hmph. I can understand and certa

[PATCH 0/3] Submodules: have a depth field in the .gitmodules file

2016-05-25 Thread Stefan Beller
Sometimes the history of a submodule is not considered important by the projects upstream. To make it easier for downstream users, allow a field 'submodule..depth' in .gitmodules, which can be used to indicate the recommended depth. Stefan Beller (3): submodule update: make use of the existing f