>> + git add submodule && > > A small note even though this is not meant for inclusion: This would > break when I start working on teaching 'git add' to set default values > in .gitmodules when available. Yes. I should have used something like: git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000,$(git rev-parse HEAD),sub as that is the real plumbing command to change a gitlink. > > But I guess I will discover a few other places, when starting that, that > will break in the tests anyway. Yes, I have the same suspicion. Thanks for reminding me to use more plumbing! Stefan