On 01/24, Stefan Beller wrote: > + if (read_gitfile_gently(old_git_dir, &err_code) || > + err_code == READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_REPO) { > + /* > + * If it is an actual gitfile, it doesn't need migration, > + * however in case of a recursively nested submodule, the > + * gitfile content may be stale, as its superproject > + * (which may be a submodule of another superproject) > + * may have been moved. So expect a bogus pointer to be read, > + * which materializes as error READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_REPO. > + */ > + connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(path, real_new_git_dir); So connect_work_tree_and_git_dir() will update the .gitfile if it is stale. > + return; > + } > + > + if (submodule_uses_worktrees(path)) > + die(_("relocate_gitdir for submodule '%s' with " > + "more than one worktree not supported"), path); No current support for worktrees (yet!). > + > if (!prefix) > prefix = get_super_prefix(); > > @@ -1437,22 +1448,14 @@ void absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(const char *prefix, > const char *path, > unsigned flags) > { > - const char *sub_git_dir, *v; > - char *real_sub_git_dir = NULL, *real_common_git_dir = NULL; > struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT; > - > strbuf_addf(&gitdir, "%s/.git", path); > - sub_git_dir = resolve_gitdir(gitdir.buf); > > /* Not populated? */ > - if (!sub_git_dir) > + if (!file_exists(gitdir.buf)) > goto out; There should be a is_submodule_populated() function now, maybe we should start using it when performing population checks? > > - /* Is it already absorbed into the superprojects git dir? */ > - real_sub_git_dir = real_pathdup(sub_git_dir); > - real_common_git_dir = real_pathdup(get_git_common_dir()); > - if (!skip_prefix(real_sub_git_dir, real_common_git_dir, &v)) > - relocate_single_git_dir_into_superproject(prefix, path); > + relocate_single_git_dir_into_superproject(prefix, path); So the check was just pushed into the relocation function. > > if (flags & ABSORB_GITDIR_RECURSE_SUBMODULES) { > struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT; > @@ -1481,6 +1484,4 @@ void absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(const char *prefix, > > out: > strbuf_release(&gitdir); > - free(real_sub_git_dir); > - free(real_common_git_dir); > } > diff --git a/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh b/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh > index 1c47780e2b..e2bbb449b6 100755 > --- a/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh > +++ b/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh > @@ -64,6 +64,33 @@ test_expect_success 'absorb the git dir in a nested submodule' ' > test_cmp expect.2 actual.2 > ' > > +test_expect_success 're-setup nested submodule' ' > + # un-absorb the direct submodule, to test if the nested submodule > + # is still correct (needs a rewrite of the gitfile only) > + rm -rf sub1/.git && > + mv .git/modules/sub1 sub1/.git && > + GIT_WORK_TREE=. git -C sub1 config --unset core.worktree && > + # fixup the nested submodule > + echo "gitdir: ../.git/modules/nested" >sub1/nested/.git && > + GIT_WORK_TREE=../../../nested git -C sub1/.git/modules/nested config \ > + core.worktree "../../../nested" && > + # make sure this re-setup is correct > + git status --ignore-submodules=none > +' > + > +test_expect_success 'absorb the git dir in a nested submodule' ' > + git status >expect.1 && > + git -C sub1/nested rev-parse HEAD >expect.2 && > + git submodule absorbgitdirs && > + test -f sub1/.git && > + test -f sub1/nested/.git && > + test -d .git/modules/sub1/modules/nested && > + git status >actual.1 && > + git -C sub1/nested rev-parse HEAD >actual.2 && > + test_cmp expect.1 actual.1 && > + test_cmp expect.2 actual.2 > +' > + > test_expect_success 'setup a gitlink with missing .gitmodules entry' ' > git init sub2 && > test_commit -C sub2 first && > -- > 2.11.0.486.g67830dbe1c Aside from my one question the rest of this looks good to me. -- Brandon Williams