#8251: Validate submodule references during pre-receive hook -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: hvr | Owner: hvr Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: None | Version: 7.6.3 Resolution: | Keywords: admin git Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Comment (by hvr): Moreover, when adding a new submodule ref to a repository hosted at `git.haskell.org` another hook script could add a hidden ref or a [https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-notes.html Git note] to the referenced commit, effectively providing a back-ref, and ensuring the commit doesn't become dangling and subsequently garbage collected. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8251#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler