/git_subtree_example

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git_subtree_example

Add subtree

git subtree add --prefix lib/OpenBLAS https://github.com/xianyi/OpenBLAS master --squash
git log

Update subtree

git subtree pull --prefix lib/OpenBLAS https://github.com/xianyi/OpenBLAS master --squash

Pushing to a subtree

tricky and slow

subtree repository has no knowledge of the original repository.

Conclusion

Is the external repository something you own yourself and are likely to push code back to? submodule (dont forget to run a git submodule update.)

Is the external repository third party code that you are unlikely to push anything back to? subtree