{"thread":{"id":"11177","subject":"Why empty directory for submodule not checked out?","startedAt":"2007-12-07T15:36:58Z","lastAt":"2007-12-07T15:36:58Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Ping Yin"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"62290","messageId":"46dff0320712070736qc4a0966pf75a5b1372f3a131@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"11177","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Why empty directory for submodule not checked out?","fromName":"Ping Yin","fromEmail":"pkufranky@gmail.com","sentAt":"2007-12-07T15:36:58Z","receivedAt":"2007-12-07T15:36:58Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"pkufranky@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5346?v=4"},"body":"It's so annoying to see so many empty directories when only few of all\nsubmodules are checked out.\n\nSo, why empty directories? Does we have to technically or other considerations?\n\n-- \nPing Yin\n"}]}