I've used submodules quite often, but in my deployment setup the checked-out/built version ends up stored, since I keep the deployed tree in its own branch[1].

I've used submodules quite often, but in my deployment setup the checked-out/built version ends up stored, since I keep the deployed tree in its own branch[1]. As long as you link to the version you link to, it won't disappear in your local repo, and you can re-publish that as necessary :) [1] See https://github.com/bkerley/design-miami-challenge-apr-2011/tree/gh-pages https://github.com/bkerley/design-miami-challenge-apr-2011/t... for one using the free http://pages.github.com/ http://pages.github.com/ hosting.