Rails - Oct 2008 - alternative to "script/plugin install -x" that works with git

I miss the svn:externals feature when installing plugins that are
managed under git.  the -x switch used to do this.

I''ve released a gem called externals that manages subprojects in an
scm agnostic way so that I can use an svn:externals-like workflow with
git.

It''s used like this: ext install
git://github.com/rails/acts_as_list.git

This accomplishes the same thing as: script/plugin install -x
git://github.com/rails/acts_as_list.git (if you pretend -x works with
git)

I maintain a tutorial on how to use this gem to install ext and
manage/deploy projects with subprojects managed in different SCMs at
http://nopugs.com/ext-tutorial.  I''ve been using it for my own
projects and I find it really convenient.

The tutorial is rails-centric, though it can be used for any project type.

This is my first attempt at releasing a open source project to the
community, any advice on how to get people interested in this project
would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Miles

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how about git submodule?

git submodule add git://github.com/rails/acts_as_list.git vendor/
plugins/acts_as_list
git submodule init
git submodule update

On Oct 2, 4:57 pm, "Miles Georgi"
<azi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> I miss the svn:externals feature when installing plugins that are
> managed under git.  the -x switch used to do this.
>
> I''ve released a gem called externals that manages subprojects in
an
> scm agnostic way so that I can use an svn:externals-like workflow with
> git.
>
> It''s used like this: ext install
git://github.com/rails/acts_as_list.git
>
> This accomplishes the same thing as: script/plugin install -x
> git://github.com/rails/acts_as_list.git (if you pretend -x works with
> git)
>
> I maintain a tutorial on how to use this gem to install ext and
> manage/deploy projects with subprojects managed in different SCMs
athttp://nopugs.com/ext-tutorial.  I''ve been using it for my own
> projects and I find it really convenient.
>
> The tutorial is rails-centric, though it can be used for any project type.
>
> This is my first attempt at releasing a open source project to the
> community, any advice on how to get people interested in this project
> would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Miles
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Hi Scott,

I have a lot of problems with git-submodule, and git-submodule was the
main reason I wrote externals.  I explain some of the things I don''t
like about git-submodule at: http://nopugs.com/why-ext

Also, if the main project is managed by subversion, then you can''t use
git-submodule to manage a subproject.  (likewise if the main project
is managed via git with the subproject managed via svn.)

Miles


On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 2:14 PM, scott
<scottnj-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> how about git submodule?
>
> git submodule add git://github.com/rails/acts_as_list.git vendor/
> plugins/acts_as_list
> git submodule init
> git submodule update
>
> On Oct 2, 4:57 pm, "Miles Georgi"
<azi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> I miss the svn:externals feature when installing plugins that are
>> managed under git.  the -x switch used to do this.
>>
>> I''ve released a gem called externals that manages subprojects
in an
>> scm agnostic way so that I can use an svn:externals-like workflow with
>> git.
>>
>> It''s used like this: ext install
git://github.com/rails/acts_as_list.git
>>
>> This accomplishes the same thing as: script/plugin install -x
>> git://github.com/rails/acts_as_list.git (if you pretend -x works with
>> git)
>>
>> I maintain a tutorial on how to use this gem to install ext and
>> manage/deploy projects with subprojects managed in different SCMs
athttp://nopugs.com/ext-tutorial.  I''ve been using it for my own
>> projects and I find it really convenient.
>>
>> The tutorial is rails-centric, though it can be used for any project
type.
>>
>> This is my first attempt at releasing a open source project to the
>> community, any advice on how to get people interested in this project
>> would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Miles
> >
>
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