Re: [boost] [git] Near future.. How do we deal with git-native libraries?

Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Near future.. How do we deal with git-native libraries?
From: Daniel James (daniel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-04 04:40:41

On 4 December 2013 07:13, Cox, Michael <mhcox_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> There may be a problem using submodules if library/tool developers don't
> have write access to the boost super-project.
>
> The "usual" process when using git submodules is that when making a commit
> to a submodule, you also make a commit in the super-project to add a
> submodule reference so that when anyone recursively clones or "submodule
> update"'s, all the submodules point to the latest changes.  Is Boost not
> going to follow the "usual" process?

I think the plan is to automatically update the super project from the
master and develop branches. Or maybe from the master and release
branches (using git flow). But there's another thread discussing this,
so it's best not to go into it here.