Re: [boost] Request for a new submodule, tools/depinst

Subject: Re: [boost] Request for a new submodule, tools/depinst
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-11-11 14:54:12

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Peter Dimov <lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Daniel James wrote:
>
>> On 11 November 2016 at 19:19, Peter Dimov <lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> >
>> > - cd ..
>> > - git clone -b $TRAVIS_BRANCH --depth 1 >
>> https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
>> > - cd boost-root
>> > - git submodule update --init --depth 1 tools/regression
>>
>> The super project is constantly changing, so that's no more reproducible
>> than downloading a script.
>>
>
> Yes, you're right about that.
>
> It also doesn't work for pull requests and is excessive boilerplate.
>>
>
> It does work for pull requests. See for instance
>
> https://github.com/boostorg/serialization/pull/48
>
> But never mind. I withdraw the request. I agree with Rene that a new
> submodule just for two files is overkill.
>

You know what's funny.. I forgot you have enough permissions to do whatever
:-) So many thanks for asking about it first.

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