On Fri, Aug 27 2021, Mugdha Pattnaik via GitGitGadget wrote: > From: mugdha <mugdhapattnaik@xxxxxxxxx> > > Currently, running 'git submodule deinit' on repos where the > submodule's '.git' is a directory, aborts with a message that is not > exactly user friendly. Let's change this to instead warn the user > to rerun the command with '--force'. > > This internally calls 'absorb_git_dir_into_superproject()', which > moves the git dir into the superproject and replaces it with > a '.git' file. The rest of the deinit function can operate as it > already does with new-style submodules. > > We also edit a test case such that it matches the new behaviour of > deinit. > > Suggested-by: Atharva Raykar <raykar.ath@xxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Mugdha Pattnaik <mugdhapattnaik@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > submodule: absorb git dir instead of dying on deinit > > Changes since v3: > > * Replaced 1 instance of the word "folder" with "directory" > * Fixed tab spacing > > Thank you, Mugdha > > Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-1078%2Fmugdhapattnaik%2Fsubmodule-deinit-absorbgitdirs-v4 > Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-1078/mugdhapattnaik/submodule-deinit-absorbgitdirs-v4 > Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/1078 > > Range-diff vs v3: > > 1: 1ac65b2458b ! 1: 7460fc0e12a submodule: absorb git dir instead of dying on deinit > @@ builtin/submodule--helper.c: static void deinit_submodule(const char *path, cons > + if (is_directory(sub_git_dir)) { > + if (!(flags & OPT_FORCE)) > + die(_("Submodule work tree '%s' contains a " > -+ ".git directory.\nUse --force if you want " > -+ "to move its contents to superproject's " > -+ "module folder and convert .git to a file " > -+ "and then proceed with deinit."), > -+ displaypath); > ++ ".git directory.\nUse --force if you want " > ++ "to move its contents to superproject's " > ++ "module directory and convert .git to a file " > ++ "and then proceed with deinit."), > ++ displaypath); > + > + if (!(flags & OPT_QUIET)) > + warning(_("Submodule work tree '%s' contains a .git " > -+ "directory. This will be replaced with a " > -+ ".git file by using absorbgitdirs."), > -+ displaypath); > ++ "directory. This will be replaced with a " > ++ ".git file by using absorbgitdirs."), > ++ displaypath); > + > + absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(displaypath, flags); > + > > > builtin/submodule--helper.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++---------- > t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh | 10 +++++----- > 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c > index ef2776a9e45..040b26f149d 100644 > --- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c > +++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c > @@ -1539,16 +1539,24 @@ static void deinit_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, > struct strbuf sb_rm = STRBUF_INIT; > const char *format; > > - /* > - * protect submodules containing a .git directory > - * NEEDSWORK: instead of dying, automatically call > - * absorbgitdirs and (possibly) warn. > - */ > - if (is_directory(sub_git_dir)) > - die(_("Submodule work tree '%s' contains a .git " > - "directory (use 'rm -rf' if you really want " > - "to remove it including all of its history)"), > - displaypath); > + if (is_directory(sub_git_dir)) { > + if (!(flags & OPT_FORCE)) > + die(_("Submodule work tree '%s' contains a " > + ".git directory.\nUse --force if you want " > + "to move its contents to superproject's " > + "module directory and convert .git to a file " > + "and then proceed with deinit."), > + displaypath); > + > + if (!(flags & OPT_QUIET)) > + warning(_("Submodule work tree '%s' contains a .git " > + "directory. This will be replaced with a " > + ".git file by using absorbgitdirs."), > + displaypath); > + > + absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(displaypath, flags); > + > + } > > if (!(flags & OPT_FORCE)) { > struct child_process cp_rm = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT; > diff --git a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh > index cb1b8e35dbf..3df71478d06 100755 > --- a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh > +++ b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh > @@ -1182,18 +1182,18 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule deinit is silent when used on an uninitialized su > rmdir init example2 > ' > > -test_expect_success 'submodule deinit fails when submodule has a .git directory even when forced' ' > +test_expect_success 'submodule deinit fails when submodule has a .git directory unless forced' ' > git submodule update --init && > ( > cd init && > rm .git && > - cp -R ../.git/modules/example .git && > + mv ../.git/modules/example .git && > GIT_WORK_TREE=. git config --unset core.worktree > ) && > test_must_fail git submodule deinit init && > - test_must_fail git submodule deinit -f init && > - test -d init/.git && > - test -n "$(git config --get-regexp "submodule\.example\.")" > + git submodule deinit -f init && > + ! test -d init/.git && > + test -z "$(git config --get-regexp "submodule\.example\.")" I see we don't have a "test_dir_is_missing" for the pre-image, but shouldn't the post-image "! test -d" just be a test_path_is_missing? I.e. should this pass if .git is a file? Probably not...
