Re: [boost] [git] How the blazes are you supposed to update all the submodules?

Subject: Re: [boost] [git] How the blazes are you supposed to update all the submodules?
From: Erik Erlandson (eje_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-19 17:19:17

> 
> No amount of scripting is going yo help those of us not wanting to use the
> git cli. And this is something I mentioned early on. If something past
> basic git functionality is needed as a regular course of use the move to
> git will fail.
> 
> I saw an article some time ago about a git feature that should be used
> instead of sub modules.. but I can't find it right now. Perhaps someone can
> find that alternative arrangement?

There are git subtrees:
http://blogs.atlassian.com/2013/05/alternatives-to-git-submodule-git-subtree/

I don't have any experience using them.