Martin Ågren wrote: > On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 at 20:39, Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget > <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > From: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > 'gitmodules.txt' is a guide about the '.gitmodules' file that describes > > submodules properties, and that file must exist at the root of the > > repository. This was clarified in e5b5c1d2cf (Document clarification: > > gitmodules, gitattributes, 2008-08-31). > > > > However, that commit mistakenly uses the non-existing environment > > variable 'GIT_WORK_DIR' to refer to the root of the repository. > > Good catch! I wonder what we should conclude from this having gone > unreported for so long. That perhaps not that many people actually read the official documentation? I've noticed the common response RTFM is not that common anymore. A lot of people seem to rely on Stack Overflow, blogs, and some semi-official documentation (GitHub, Atlassian, etc.). Cheers. -- Felipe Contreras
