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The problem in automatically running "git submodule update" is that it might require network access, which may be down and/or slow. And the latest head might no
by exDM69 15y ago
The problem in automatically running "git submodule update" is that it might require network access, which may be down and/or slow. And the latest head might not be compatible with the rest of your software. Since there is no smart way of managing these problems, it's best not to do that implictly.
- etherealG 15y agoI think you misunderstand my intent. I'm not saying to run that automatically, I'm saying to point a submodule to the head of a branch of another repository, not a specific commit.