On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 5:10 AM Michael S. Tsirkin <m...@redhat.com> wrote:
> git submodules are awkward basically because they are an automated wget. > I don't think an explicit wget is much better ... but > looks like I'm alone in this. Oh well. > submodules are 90% of the hassles I have in upstreaming and updating the bsd-user stuff. They play terribly with branches, rebases, and any number of other things and are a pain to reset at times. They are easily the most brittle, error-prone and difficult to use feature of git. I hate them with a burning passion. You are not alone. Warner