Git Subtree Testing

14 Feb 2013 by Roman Heinrich

The problem

• http://git.661346.n2.nabble.com/organizing-multiple-repositories-with-dependencies-td7469712.html

Git subtree

• https://github.com/apenwarr/git-subtree

• http://code.dimilow.com/git-subtree-notes-and-workflows/

• http://www.featurist.co.uk/blog/2012/10/08/git-subtree/

• http://endot.org/2012/02/12/git-subtree-tracking-made-easy/

• https://github.com/ande3577/Git-Subtree-Workflow-Proposal/wiki/Subtree-Based-Workflow

• https://github.com/ande3577/Git-Subtree-Workflow-Proposal/wiki/Why Use Subtree

• http://log.pardus.de/2012/08/modular-git-with-git-subtree.html

• http://www.perforce.com/blog/121025/managing-projects-across-git-repositories

• https://github.com/projecthydra/hydrangea/blob/master/README_SUBTREE.textile

• http://ruleant.blogspot.com/2011/04/git-subtree-module.html

• http://somethingsinistral.net/blog/git-submodules-are-probably-not-the-answer/

• https://www.acquia.com/blog/using-git-subtree-make-distro-your-docroot

Install

$ cd /tmp
$ git clone git://github.com/apenwarr/git-subtree.git
$ cd git-subtree
$ (sudo) bash install.sh

More stuff

• https://github.com/camptocamp/puppet-git-subtree
• https://rubygems.org/gems/thor_subtree
• http://endot.org/2012/02/12/git-subtree-tracking-made-easy/

Alternatives (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6500524/git-subtree-or-gitslave-if-switch-away-from-git-submodules) :

• Repo : https://source.android.com/source/downloading.html

• Modman:

• [modman - Module Manager] (https://github.com/colinmollenhour/modman)

• https://github.com/jreinke/modgit

• https://github.com/rjocoleman/modgit/tree/subtree (with subtree as backend)

• https://github.com/rjocoleman/modgit/tree/subtree

• Braid

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