Re: [boost] Git: maintaining super-project

Subject: Re: [boost] Git: maintaining super-project
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-04 04:53:02

On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Daniel James <daniel_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 4 December 2013 07:27, Cox, Michael <mhcox_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> The following should get you what your asking for, if I understand you
>> correctly:
>>
>> git clone --recursive -b develop https://github.com/boostorg/boost
>>
>> git submodule foreach git checkout develop
>
> Most developers won't do this, they'll be using the master branch of
> the super project, and only checking out develop for the modules
> they're concerned with.
>
> Although our testing system won't be doing that at first, and probably
> not for some time. Which is a problem.

As long as the testing is done against develop or master branch of
*all* modules I don't see why individual developers should be doing
that.