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Prior to `jj` my happiest git discovery was https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo to replace submodules.

comment by nopurpose · 2026-07-27 · in Git rebase -i is not that scary

…workflow if they fit. (Only thing it has problems is rebasing, under specific circumstances) [0] https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by hakanderyal · 2024-12-02 · in Demystifying Git Submodules

I quite like https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo This allows you to treat common code in a repo as just a normal part of the repo. However, the common code is also in a repo of its own. This tool then allows you to push / merge your…

comment by keithnz · 2024-07-30 · in Show HN: Vdm, a sane alternative to e.g. Git submodules

…repo. Later on, upstream changes can be pulled in, and local changes can be pushed back. Simple. https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo After trying many similar solutions, it gets the closest to what I want to achieve, which is nested…

comment by lioeters · 2024-07-29 · in Show HN: Vdm, a sane alternative to e.g. Git submodules

I've have great experiences with https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by iFire · 2024-07-29 · in Show HN: Vdm, a sane alternative to e.g. Git submodules

I am still really happy with using git subrepo as my metarepo https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by iFire · 2024-01-10 · in Metahead – An enterprise-grade, Git-based metarepo

How about using gitsubrepo ? https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo >This command is an improvement from git-submodule and git-subtree; two other git commands with similar goals, but various problems.

comment by sligor · 2023-03-03 · in Better alternatives to git submodules

I much prefer https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by mst · 2023-01-23 · in Git commands you probably do not need

…rate. As a side-note when we do have to do an assembly of different code base, we use git-subrepo: https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo which provide the best of both submodules and subtree.

comment by TeeMassive · 2023-01-13 · in Just use a monorepo

git subrepos are an alternative to git submodules and git subtrees. https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo git subrepos work simply by copying your dependency to a subdirectory and committing the changes using one large commit that…

comment by sshine · 2022-06-27 · in Show HN: Get rid of Git submodules and never look back (now for GitHub users)

https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo . I adopted it a few years back, found that the commands' help text didn't match the actual flags they took, the last repo update was over 1.5 years ago, and they stopped replying to issues as well.

comment by nyanpasu64 · 2022-06-27 · in Show HN: Get rid of Git submodules and never look back (now for GitHub users)

Did you try https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo ? Looks like it vendors in other repositories, making submodules entirely transparent for consumers and still allowing sumbodule workflow for authors.

comment by rossmohax · 2021-11-30 · in Hubris – A small operating system for deeply-embedded computer systems

…https://codewinsarguments.co/2016/05/01/git-submodules-vs-gi... Or the non-standard git-subrepo? https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by skyfaller · 2021-03-28 · in I Hate Git Submodules

My preferred solution has been git-subrepo: https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo Basically is what (I think) submodules should have been. Creates a vendored copy with metadata about what commit it came from. Normal operations like…

comment by sibrahim · 2021-02-17 · in Git Submodules: Adding, Using, Removing, Updating (2009)

…the submodule commits in the parent repo? If so, what are the pros & cons versus git subrepo? https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by bryanlarsen · 2019-11-25 · in Git-subtrac: all your Git submodules in one place

…that keeps metadata information in both your filesystem and your history so that things stay sane. https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by bryanlarsen · 2019-11-25 · in Git-subtrac: all your Git submodules in one place

That's why I went with git-subrepo [0] over submodules. [0]: https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by Rotareti · 2019-11-25 · in Git-subtrac: all your Git submodules in one place

The best alternative to submodules and subtrees I found is git-subrepo: https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo#benefits

comment by sligor · 2018-05-13 · in Git submodules revisited

try using https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo that gives you the ability to simply clone a repo.

comment by keithnz · 2018-05-13 · in Git submodules revisited

I use https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo I find that much nicer means for most people using the repo they don't have to worry about the other repos.

comment by keithnz · 2018-05-13 · in Git submodules revisited

…convenient tool to embed the code into own tree. [1] - https://github.com/ibukanov/ljdumpgo [2] - https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by _0w8t · 2017-09-20 · in Golang: Don't be afraid of makefiles

…and add a hook to automatically merge from one to the other. 1: https://github.com/splitsh/lite 2: https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by bryanlarsen · 2017-06-29 · in We’ll Never Know Whether Monorepos Are Better

…it. Doesn't seem to have the problems of git submodule and it's easier to use than git subtree. [1] https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by vendakka · 2016-07-27 · in Manul – the madness vendoring utility for Go with Git submodules

…next :-) The git-subrepo intro has a pretty good overview of the issues with git-subtree. [2] [1] https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo/issues/40 [2] https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo/blob/master/Intro....

comment by chocolateboy · 2015-02-20 · in Mastering Git submodules

For a less painful [1] solution, see git-subrepo. [2] [1] https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo/blob/master/Intro.... [2] https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo

comment by chocolateboy · 2015-02-20 · in Mastering Git submodules

You may want to take a look at https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo#readme (and join #git-commands on freenode).

comment by ingy · 2014-03-12 · in Git 2.0 release notes

…that deals with all these concerns and more. The command became fully usable about a week ago. The https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo addresses all the known concerns of the project owner, project collaborators, and end users. It…

comment by ingy · 2014-02-24 · in Exploring an alternative to git-subtree