[llvm-dev] Has anyone here considered using repo for the Git migration?

[Mehdi AMINI via llvm-dev]

2017-05-08 14:23 GMT-07:00 Ryan Gonzalez via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org>:

> https://source.android.com/source/using-repo
>
>
> It plays well with large projects (heck, it was designed for Android),
> and it works really well.
>
> I'm guessing you guys have already considered it and rejecting it for
> some really smart reason, but I wanted to make sure! ;)
>

Yes, it was considered, no-one really championed it at the time.
Conceptually I personally don't see any difference with submodules, and in
practice I don't see a killer difference. The main discussion has been
focused on a "submodule" split-repo model vs a monorepo.

-- 
Mehdi
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