Re: git "thin" submodule clone to feed "describe"

2016-02-23 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > No, I do not think so. Thanks. I will probably setup a pre-commit hook at the top level project to update a submodule metadata file. Not the prettiest but... :-) m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com - ask interesting

Re: git "thin" submodule clone to feed "describe"

2016-02-23 Thread Junio C Hamano
Martin Langhoff writes: > Hi git list! long time no see! :-) Been missing you lots. > > Do we currently have any means to clone _history_ but not _blobs_ of a > repo, or some approximation thereof? > > With a bit more context: If I have a top-level project using a

git "thin" submodule clone to feed "describe"

2016-02-23 Thread Martin Langhoff
Hi git list! long time no see! :-) Been missing you lots. Do we currently have any means to clone _history_ but not _blobs_ of a repo, or some approximation thereof? With a bit more context: If I have a top-level project using a couple dozen submodules, where the submodules are huge, do I have a