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Version: 2.0.0

Gitman: alternative git "submodule" manager

Gitman, a git project manager, is a program for resolving dependency between multiple git repositories. It substitutes git's built-in submodule mechanism and provides more user-friendly experience and some additional features:

  • Sub-repositories no longer appear in the DETACHED HEAD state on their own.
  • Each sub-repository is a full-fledged git repository with the .git subdirectory.
  • Sub-repositories can be placed anywhere, not just in the subtree of the main repo.
  • Each sub-repo is checked out to a particular commit (stable) and can be checked to the newest commit on a branch (testing). This process is automated and naturally fits into our workflow.

installation​

pip3 install gitman

.gitman.yml config file​

Everything is saved in the .gitman.yml file, which is placed in the root of the main repository. Each sub-repository is described by the following section:

  - repo: https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_uav_controllers.git
    name: mrs_uav_controllers
    rev: master
    type: git
    params:
    sparse_paths:
      -
    links:
      - source: ''
        target: ros_packages/mrs_uav_controllers
    scripts:
      - git submodule update --init --recursive

Such section is located twice in the file, first for the testing configuration and second for the locked stable configuration of the sub-repository.