Re: [Boost-build] Git directory structure

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Git directory structure
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-08 16:51:08

Vladimir Prus <vladimir_at_[hidden]> writes:

> It seems that after all is said and done, git repository for
> Boost.Build still features that 'v2' directory at the top. How do we
> recover this from this? I suppose I can run make a backup copy of
> current 'master' and 'develop' branches, 'git filter-branch' on master
> and develop with appropriate voodoo, then 'git push -f'. Does that
> seems OK in principle?

Do _not_ rewrite history, or you will mess up the submodule references
in the super-project.  Historically, there was a v2 directory; we
decided that it wasn't the conversion's job to go back and change
history.  If you want to get rid of the v2 director, just move
everything from v2 to its parent and delete v2 in a regular-old Git
commit.