git/list[1] front-page[2] threads[3] people[4] search[5] about
 

[PATCH] git mv: Support moving submodules

From
Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>
Date
Jul 17, 2008, 22:34 UTC
Message-ID
<20080717223324.20900.42967.stgit@localhost>
In-Reply-To
<20080717223036.20680.9672.stgit@localhost>

This patch adds support for moving submodules to 'git mv', including rewriting of the .gitmodules file to reflect the movement.

Signed-off-by: Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>
---
  This is the updated version reflecting the recent rewrite. No other
  changes in my queue yet (except expanding the git rm explanation).
 builtin-mv.c |   37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin-mv.c b/builtin-mv.c
index 28ebc9c..62d0c95 100644
--- a/builtin-mv.c
+++ b/builtin-mv.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "cache-tree.h"
 #include "path-list.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
+#include "submodule.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_mv_usage[] = {
 	"git mv [options] <source>... <destination>",
@@ -49,6 +50,24 @@ static const char *add_slash(const char *path)
 	return path;
 }
 
+static int ce_is_gitlink(int i)
+{
+	return i < 0 ? 0 : S_ISGITLINK(active_cache[i]->ce_mode);
+}
+
+static void rename_submodule(struct path_list_item *i)
+{
+	char *key = submodule_by_path(i->path);
+
+	config_exclusive_filename = ".gitmodules";
+	if (git_config_set(key, (const char *) i->util))
+		die("cannot update .gitmodules");
+	config_exclusive_filename = NULL;
+
+	free(key);
+}
+
+
 static struct lock_file lock_file;
 
 int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
@@ -65,6 +84,8 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	enum update_mode { BOTH = 0, WORKING_DIRECTORY, INDEX } *modes;
 	struct stat st;
 	struct path_list src_for_dst = {NULL, 0, 0, 0};
+	/* .path is source path, .util is destination path */
+	struct path_list submodules = {NULL, 0, 0, 0};
 
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
 
@@ -84,7 +105,8 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		/* special case: "." was normalized to "" */
 		destination = copy_pathspec(dest_path[0], argv, argc, 1);
 	else if (!lstat(dest_path[0], &st) &&
-			S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+			S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) &&
+			!ce_is_gitlink(cache_name_pos(dest_path[0], strlen(dest_path[0])))) {
 		dest_path[0] = add_slash(dest_path[0]);
 		destination = copy_pathspec(dest_path[0], argv, argc, 1);
 	} else {
@@ -96,7 +118,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	/* Checking */
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		const char *src = source[i], *dst = destination[i];
-		int length, src_is_dir;
+		int length, src_is_dir, src_cache_pos;
 		const char *bad = NULL;
 
 		if (show_only)
@@ -111,7 +133,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		} else if ((src_is_dir = S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
 				&& lstat(dst, &st) == 0)
 			bad = "cannot move directory over file";
-		else if (src_is_dir) {
+		else if ((src_cache_pos = cache_name_pos(src, length)) < 0 && src_is_dir) {
 			const char *src_w_slash = add_slash(src);
 			int len_w_slash = length + 1;
 			int first, last;
@@ -177,7 +199,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				} else
 					bad = "Cannot overwrite";
 			}
-		} else if (cache_name_pos(src, length) < 0)
+		} else if (src_cache_pos < 0)
 			bad = "not under version control";
 		else if (path_list_has_path(&src_for_dst, dst))
 			bad = "multiple sources for the same target";
@@ -214,10 +236,17 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 		pos = cache_name_pos(src, strlen(src));
 		assert(pos >= 0);
+		if (ce_is_gitlink(pos))
+			path_list_insert(src, &submodules)->util = (void *) dst;
 		if (!show_only)
 			rename_cache_entry_at(pos, dst);
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < submodules.nr; i++)
+		rename_submodule(&submodules.items[i]);
+	if (submodules.nr > 0 && add_file_to_cache(".gitmodules", 0))
+		die("cannot add new .gitmodules to the index");
+
 	if (active_cache_changed) {
 		if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
 		    commit_locked_index(&lock_file))
Previous: Petr BaudisNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 10 of 56 in “Submodule support in git mv, git rm”
  1. Petr BaudisJul 16, 2008
  2. 1/7 git-mv: Remove dead code branchPetr Baudis, Jul 16, 2008
  3. 2/7 t7400: Add short "git submodule add" testsuitePetr Baudis, Jul 16, 2008
  4. 3/7 git submodule add: Fix naming clash handlingPetr Baudis, Jul 16, 2008
  5. 4/7 submodule.*: Introduce simple C interface for submodule lookup by pathPetr Baudis, Jul 16, 2008
  6. 5/7 git mv: Support moving submodulesPetr Baudis, Jul 16, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 17, 2008
  8. Petr BaudisJul 17, 2008
  9. git-mv: Keep moved index entries inactPetr Baudis, Jul 17, 2008
  10. git mv: Support moving submodulesPetr Baudis, Jul 17, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 19, 2008
  12. Petr BaudisJul 21, 2008
  13. [PATCHv2] git-mv: Keep moved index entries inactPetr Baudis, Jul 21, 2008
  14. Junio C HamanoJul 21, 2008
  15. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2008
  16. Petr BaudisJul 27, 2008
  17. t/t7001-mv.sh: Propose ability to use git-mv on conflicting entriesPetr Baudis, Jul 27, 2008
  18. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  20. SZEDER GáborJul 28, 2008
  21. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  22. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  23. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  24. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  25. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  26. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  27. Petr BaudisJul 29, 2008
  28. Junio C HamanoJul 29, 2008
  29. Junio C HamanoJul 29, 2008
  30. Not going beyond symbolic linksJunio C Hamano, Aug 4, 2008
  31. 1/2 update-index: refuse to add working tree items beyond symlinksJunio C Hamano, Aug 4, 2008
  32. 2/2 add: refuse to add working tree items beyond symlinksJunio C Hamano, Aug 4, 2008
  33. Linus TorvaldsAug 5, 2008
  34. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2008
  35. Linus TorvaldsAug 5, 2008
  36. Johannes SchindelinAug 5, 2008
  37. Linus TorvaldsAug 5, 2008
  38. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2008
  39. Dmitry PotapovAug 5, 2008
  40. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2008
  41. Linus TorvaldsAug 5, 2008
  42. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2008
  43. Johannes SchindelinAug 5, 2008
  44. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2008
  45. david@lang.hmAug 5, 2008
  46. Junio C HamanoAug 7, 2008
  47. Junio C HamanoAug 8, 2008
  48. Linus TorvaldsAug 8, 2008
  49. Johannes SchindelinJul 21, 2008
  50. Petr BaudisJul 21, 2008
  51. Junio C HamanoJul 21, 2008
  52. 6/7 git rm: Support for removing submodulesPetr Baudis, Jul 16, 2008
  53. Johannes SchindelinJul 16, 2008
  54. Petr BaudisJul 17, 2008
  55. Johannes SchindelinJul 17, 2008
  56. 7/7 t7403: Submodule git mv, git rm testsuitePetr Baudis, Jul 16, 2008

Read the whole thread, see it on lore, or plain text.

$ cat FOOTERMessages come from the public archive at lore.kernel.org/git, fetched every hour. The front page is chosen and written each morning by an AI editor and can be wrong; the threads themselves are the record. About and API. For agents: an MCP server at https://gitlist.dev/mcp, and any thread, story or person page as Markdown by adding .md to its URL (or sending Accept: text/markdown). Details in /llms.txt.