Tim, hello.
On 2013 Oct 2, at 17:58, Tim Jenness wrote:
>> An alternative organisation for the software tree would (I speculate) be
>> to have separate repositories for each of the applications and libraries,
>> and a separate repository for the whole-set build mechanics.
[...]
>> The payoffs there might not be worth the effort
>> required.
>
> I have considered using git submodules for each library and application but
> the pain of using submodules is, I think, outweighed by the benefits of
> having them all in a single repository. We put the thirdparty libraries in
> submodules because that makes it far easier to track upstream and we also
> don't touch them very often.
It wasn't a serious suggestion (or if it's taken as one, count me out!). I had a more florid/gothic version of 'not worth the effort required', but may have toned it down a little too much.
All the best,
Norman
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SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, UK
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