HaxeFoundation
Removing the `subdir` and `tag` options with `git`/`hg` command
A while ago I noticed that the subdir and tag/revision features weren't documented so I created a PR to do that #531. I didn't notice however that the reason for this was because some years ago they were intended to be removed:
- 8ee54470ba5544f5f263f03aece7cd7a918868e9
- https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxelib/tree/vcs_version_remove
The reason behind removing subdir is explained in this issue: #238 (starting at https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxelib/issues/238#issuecomment-193492391)
I also found this to be somewhat relevant: #263. The feature is a bit of a relic.
The only time I have ever used this feature is for installing the hashlink haxelib, which tends to be out of date. However, there are other solutions to that problem, such as separating it into a separate repository.
Is it ok to continue with their deprecation and removal? Having to accommodate for these features has always been a bit of an inconvenience, and they are not even supported in haxelib.json dependencies so removing them shouldn't break too much. The only potential hurdle is that both of them are positional, which could be an issue if either should be kept. However, I would argue that if that were the case they should be replaced with command specific option flags: #319.
If it is ok to remove it then I'm happy to take it on myself after #510.
