Am 23.07.2012 07:09, schrieb Junio C Hamano: > Daniel Graña <dangra@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> A common way to track dotfiles with git is using GIT_DIR and >> GIT_WORK_TREE to move repository out of ~/.git with something like: >> >> git init --bare ~/.dotfiles >> alias dotfiles="GIT_DIR=~/.dotfiles GIT_WORK_TREE=~ git" >> >> dotfiles add ~/.bashrc >> dotfiles commit -a -m "add my bashrc" >> ... >> >> but git-submodule complains when trying to add submodules: >> >> dotfiles submodule add http://path.to/submodule >> fatal: working tree '/home/user' already exists. >> >> git --git-dir ~/.dotfiles submodule add http://path.to/submodule >> fatal: /usr/lib/git-core/git-submodule cannot be used without a >> working tree. >> >> Signed-off-by: Daniel Graña <dangra@xxxxxxxxx> >> --- > > I think this is in line with what we discussed earlier on list when > the interaction between GIT_DIR/GIT_WORK_TREE and submodules came up > the last time. Jens? Yes, I think this is the only way submodules in current git can be used with the GIT_DIR and GIT_WORK_TREE environment variables: set them when adding or initializing the submodule and always use the same settings when accessing them later. Daniel's dotfile alias achieves exactly that, so his fix looks good. But I agree the tests should be improved as you already pointed out. -- 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