Re: [boost] [githelp] git pull --recurse-submodules equivalent?

Subject: Re: [boost] [githelp] git pull --recurse-submodules equivalent?
From: Bjørn Roald (bjorn_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-02-11 01:06:28

On 02/11/2014 04:47 AM, Rene Rivera wrote:
> In trying to set up my ISP account to do testing report generation I ran
> into a rather old git version, 1.7.2.5. Which doesn't support the
> "--recurse-submodules" option of pull. What is the equivalent for a pre
> 1.7.3 git?

I am not sure, but from reading the git pull manpage it looks like

git pull
git submodule foreach --recursive git fetch

should be close.  You do not need --recursive on git foeach with boost 
though, as there are only two levels.

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Bjørn