Re: [boost] Git: maintaining super-project

Subject: Re: [boost] Git: maintaining super-project
From: Tim Blechmann (tim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-04 04:29:40

>> I am probably confused as what you are trying to do,but I would simply
>> do.
>>
>> git checkout master
>> git submodule update
>> ... everything is master (svn branches/release)
> 
> Uhm, no. Everything is detached head corresponding to submodule
> references in superproject.
> 
> Which means, again, that whatever I put to 'master' of my library is not
> ending up as part
> of regression tests, or next release, unless I also do additional dance,
> which is inconvenient
> for me, and extra work for those with write access to 'boost' superproject.

the testers should probably ignore the superproject and check out the
master or develop branches on *all* submodules. otherwise i don't see
how we can have consistent regression tests ...

tim