We do not need to update the submodule url in the superprojects config if the url is not used to keep the submodule active. Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> --- builtin/submodule--helper.c | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c index 2f20bd4abdc..639d0bb20a1 100644 --- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c +++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c @@ -922,8 +922,10 @@ static void sync_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT; struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT; char *sub_config_path = NULL; + int active, r; - if (!is_submodule_active(the_repository, path)) + active = is_submodule_active(the_repository, path); + if (!active) return; sub = submodule_from_path(the_repository, &null_oid, path); @@ -983,13 +985,15 @@ static void sync_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, strbuf_strip_suffix(&sb, "\n"); remote_key = xstrfmt("remote.%s.url", sb.buf); + if (active == SUBMODULE_ACTIVE_VIA_URL) + FREE_AND_NULL(sub_origin_url); strbuf_reset(&sb); submodule_to_gitdir(&sb, path); strbuf_addstr(&sb, "/config"); - - if (git_config_set_in_file_gently(sb.buf, remote_key, sub_origin_url)) - die(_("failed to update remote for submodule '%s'"), - path); + if ((r = git_config_set_in_file_gently(sb.buf, remote_key, sub_origin_url))) + if (sub_origin_url || r != CONFIG_NOTHING_SET) + die(_("failed to update remote for submodule '%s'"), + path); if (flags & OPT_RECURSIVE) { struct child_process cpr = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT; -- 2.18.0.265.g16de1b435c9.dirty