Try reading gitfile files when processing --reference options to clone. This will allow, among other things, using a submodule checked out with a recent version of git as a reference repository without requiring the user to have internal knowledge of submodule layout. Signed-off-by: Aaron Schrab <aaron@xxxxxxxxxx> --- builtin/clone.c | 12 ++++++++++-- t/t5700-clone-reference.sh | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c index 0a1e0bf..0dc0791 100644 --- a/builtin/clone.c +++ b/builtin/clone.c @@ -232,11 +232,19 @@ static void strip_trailing_slashes(char *dir) static int add_one_reference(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data) { char *ref_git; + const char *repo; struct strbuf alternate = STRBUF_INIT; - /* Beware: real_path() and mkpath() return static buffer */ + /* Beware: read_gitfile(), real_path() and mkpath() return static buffer */ ref_git = xstrdup(real_path(item->string)); - if (is_directory(mkpath("%s/.git/objects", ref_git))) { + + repo = read_gitfile(mkpath("%s/.git", ref_git)); + if (repo) { + free(ref_git); + ref_git = xstrdup(repo); + } + + if (!repo && is_directory(mkpath("%s/.git/objects", ref_git))) { char *ref_git_git = mkpathdup("%s/.git", ref_git); free(ref_git); ref_git = ref_git_git; diff --git a/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh b/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh index 2a7b78b..7a9044c 100755 --- a/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh +++ b/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh @@ -185,4 +185,11 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch with incomplete alternates' ' ! grep " want $tag_object" "$U.K" ' +test_expect_success 'clone using repo with gitfile as a reference' ' + git clone --separate-git-dir=L A M && + git clone --reference=M A N && + echo "$base_dir/L/objects" > expected && + test_cmp expected "$base_dir/N/.git/objects/info/alternates" +' + test_done -- 1.7.10.4 -- 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