Subject: Re: [boost] [git] missing submodule references
From: Daniel James (daniel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-09 15:35:27
On 9 December 2013 11:55, Peter A. Bigot <pab_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> I've confirmed for libs/any that the referenced commit is present on
> github, but it isn't retrieved by "git fetch" in the submodule
> workspace, suggesting that it's no longer reachable from any head.
>
> I'm guessing this might be related to the "hidden ref" part of the "free
> to delete old branches" discussion
Yes, hidden refs were created for the branches, but that's not
appropriate for commits that have been added to the super-project as
clones will no longer receive the commits.
> maybe there just needs to be
> another submodule update for these modules.
I've updated the super-project, so an up to date clone should work
okay now. But I'll add tags so that it's still possible to checkout
older versions.