Jens Lehmann <Jens.Lehmann@xxxxxx> writes: > 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. Thanks for a quick review. The "the only way ... in current git can be used" part makes it sound as if it is a somewhat suboptimal ugly workaround, but if that is what you meant, what is a more optimal and less ugly way that you have in mind? If you want to move .git out of way with GIT_DIR and if you want to sit somewhere different from the top of your working tree, you must use GIT_WORK_TREE (or core.worktree) to tell where the top resides, whether your project use submodules or not, so I do not think it is an ugly workaround but is the one true way to use such a dismembered layout, I would think. -- 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