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[PATCH 4/4] git-submodule: prepare for the .git-file

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LHLars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 4, 2008, 20:59 UTC
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When git-submodule tried to detect 'active' submodules, it checked for the existence of a directory named '.git'. This isn't good enough now that .git can be a file pointing to the real $GIT_DIR so the tests are changed to reflect this.

Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
---
 git-submodule.sh |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index a6aaf40..220d64c 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ cmd_update()
 			continue
 		fi
 
-		if ! test -d "$path"/.git
+		if ! test -e "$path"/.git
 		then
 			module_clone "$path" "$url" || exit
 			subsha1=
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ cmd_status()
 	do
 		name=$(module_name "$path") || exit
 		url=$(git config submodule."$name".url)
-		if test -z "url" || ! test -d "$path"/.git
+		if test -z "url" || ! test -e "$path"/.git
 		then
 			say "-$sha1 $path"
 			continue;
-- 
1.5.4.5.g25d066
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Message 5 of 13 in “Introduce the .git-file”
  1. 0/4 Introduce the .git-fileLars Hjemli, Feb 4, 2008
  2. 1/4 Add platform-independent .git "symlink"Lars Hjemli, Feb 4, 2008
  3. 2/4 Document the .git-fileLars Hjemli, Feb 4, 2008
  4. 3/4 Add tests for .git fileLars Hjemli, Feb 4, 2008
  5. 4/4 git-submodule: prepare for the .git-fileLars Hjemli, Feb 4, 2008
  6. Mike HommeyFeb 4, 2008
  7. Lars HjemliFeb 4, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2008
  9. 3/4 Add tests for .git fileLars Hjemli, Feb 6, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2008
  11. Lars HjemliFeb 6, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2008
  13. Lars HjemliFeb 6, 2008

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