git subtree: possible to change subtree branch/path in a forked repository?
git, git-subtree, merge, repository
Solution
If you used `git subtree` (and not `git submodule`) to create the subtree, then it's just a normal dir. To switch it to another branch, just delete it and recreate the subtree from the new branch. This is:
git rm <subtree>
git commit
git subtree add --prefix=<subtree> <repository_url> <branch>
That should work without problems.
Problem
In a repository `A` the folder `sub` is included as git subtree of the repository `S` - pointing to `master` branch. I have forked repository `A` into `F`. Now I want to do one of the following in `F`: - change `sub` to use a different branch of `S` (ie `develop` branch) - or: change `sub` to use a different repository altogether Is either one of these possible, and if so, how? Will there be any side effects I should know of? And how can I make sure my subtree change won't be updated in repository `A` when I merge my changes (pull request)? I mean besides isolating commits.