Make a note for users of .dotfiles repos #198
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When setting up a [dotfiles](https://dotfiles.github.io/) repo, it is typical for the entire contents of the `.vim` directory to be added into the `.dotfiles` git repo. Having the pathogen plugins clones as nested repositories is problematic in this case and we need to instead set them up as git submodules.
I lost a few hairs trying to make this work and realized the issue was that I had just cloned the plugins. Having this called out a bit clearer would have certainly helped. Hoping this will benefit someone else.
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@tpope please merge or close? |
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The existing copy already references submodules. Are you trying to make it more prominent? I don't think putting |
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When setting up a dotfiles repo, it is typical for the entire contents of the
.vimdirectory to be added into the.dotfilesgit repo. Having the pathogen plugins clones as nested repositories is problematic in this case and we need to instead set them up as git submodules.