Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> Declaring that a checked out submodule _must_ have its controlling >>> repository as ".git" at its root level, i.e. it should be accessible >>> without using GIT_WORK_TREE/GIT_DIR at all just like a normal Git >>> repository is, would be a clean way to avoid the issue altogether >>> and it still will allow the top-level superproject to be structured >>> in a funny way to require GIT_WORK_TREE/GIT_DIR to access it, >> >> I fear this would make vcsh unable to support submodules, ever. > > Then think of a workable alternative. As it stands, I would have to > say that what vcsh tries to do with git is broken with respect to > submodules. Just to avoid misunderstanding. I didn't mean "vcsh and vcsh alone is broken while other solutions work just fine". What I meant was "I agree with you that what vcsh tries to do is unworkable". -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html