Re: [Boost-build] Git directory structure

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Git directory structure
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-08 23:12:52

On 09.12.2013 01:51, Dave Abrahams wrote:
> Vladimir Prus <vladimir_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> It seems that after all is said and done, git repository for
>> Boost.Build still features that 'v2' directory at the top. How do we
>> recover this from this? I suppose I can run make a backup copy of
>> current 'master' and 'develop' branches, 'git filter-branch' on master
>> and develop with appropriate voodoo, then 'git push -f'. Does that
>> seems OK in principle?
>
> Do _not_ rewrite history, or you will mess up the submodule references
> in the super-project.

It is trivial to update submodule references.

> Historically, there was a v2 directory; we
> decided that it wasn't the conversion's job to go back and change
> history.  If you want to get rid of the v2 director, just move
> everything from v2 to its parent and delete v2 in a regular-old Git
> commit.

This thread shows that git won't properly show file history in this case
without extra flags that apparently can't be set by default. It might be
inside my 'passable' zone, but just barely, I'm not sure yet.

- Volodya