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[PATCHv3 4/4] rm: add absorb a submodules git dir before deletion

From
Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
Dec 14, 2016, 22:41 UTC
Message-ID
<20161214224101.6211-5-sbeller@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<20161214224101.6211-1-sbeller@google.com>

When deleting a submodule, we need to keep the actual git directory around, such that we do not lose local changes in there and at a later checkout of the submodule we don't need to clone it again.

Now that the functionality is available to absorb the git directory of a submodule, rewrite the checking in git-rm to not complain, but rather relocate the git directories inside the superproject.

An alternative solution was discussed to have a function `depopulate_submodule`, that couples the check for its git directory and possible relocation before the the removal, such that it is less likely to miss the check in the future, but the indirection with such a function added seemed also complex. The reason for that was that this possible move of the git directory was also implemented in `ok_to_remove_submodule`, such that this function could truthfully answer whether it is ok to remove the submodule.

The solution proposed here defers all these checks to the caller.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
---
 builtin/rm.c  | 75 ++++++++++++++---------------------------------------------
 cache.h       |  2 ++
 entry.c       |  8 +++++++
 t/t3600-rm.sh | 39 ++++++++++++-------------------
 4 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 82 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/rm.c b/builtin/rm.c
index fdd7183f61..025ef4c735 100644
--- a/builtin/rm.c
+++ b/builtin/rm.c
@@ -59,27 +59,9 @@ static void print_error_files(struct string_list *files_list,
 	}
 }
 
-static void error_removing_concrete_submodules(struct string_list *files, int *errs)
-{
-	print_error_files(files,
-			  Q_("the following submodule (or one of its nested "
-			     "submodules)\n"
-			     "uses a .git directory:",
-			     "the following submodules (or one of their nested "
-			     "submodules)\n"
-			     "use a .git directory:", files->nr),
-			  _("\n(use 'rm -rf' if you really want to remove "
-			    "it including all of its history)"),
-			  errs);
-	string_list_clear(files, 0);
-}
-
-static int check_submodules_use_gitfiles(void)
+static void submodules_absorb_gitdir_if_needed(const char *prefix)
 {
 	int i;
-	int errs = 0;
-	struct string_list files = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++) {
 		const char *name = list.entry[i].name;
 		int pos;
@@ -99,12 +81,9 @@ static int check_submodules_use_gitfiles(void)
 			continue;
 
 		if (!submodule_uses_gitfile(name))
-			string_list_append(&files, name);
+			absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(prefix, name,
+				ABSORB_GITDIR_RECURSE_SUBMODULES);
 	}
-
-	error_removing_concrete_submodules(&files, &errs);
-
-	return errs;
 }
 
 static int check_local_mod(struct object_id *head, int index_only)
@@ -120,7 +99,6 @@ static int check_local_mod(struct object_id *head, int index_only)
 	int errs = 0;
 	struct string_list files_staged = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	struct string_list files_cached = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
-	struct string_list files_submodule = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	struct string_list files_local = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 
 	no_head = is_null_oid(head);
@@ -218,13 +196,8 @@ static int check_local_mod(struct object_id *head, int index_only)
 		else if (!index_only) {
 			if (staged_changes)
 				string_list_append(&files_cached, name);
-			if (local_changes) {
-				if (S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode) &&
-				    !submodule_uses_gitfile(name))
-					string_list_append(&files_submodule, name);
-				else
-					string_list_append(&files_local, name);
-			}
+			if (local_changes)
+				string_list_append(&files_local, name);
 		}
 	}
 	print_error_files(&files_staged,
@@ -246,8 +219,6 @@ static int check_local_mod(struct object_id *head, int index_only)
 			  &errs);
 	string_list_clear(&files_cached, 0);
 
-	error_removing_concrete_submodules(&files_submodule, &errs);
-
 	print_error_files(&files_local,
 			  Q_("the following file has local modifications:",
 			     "the following files have local modifications:",
@@ -341,6 +312,8 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			exit(0);
 	}
 
+	submodules_absorb_gitdir_if_needed(prefix);
+
 	/*
 	 * If not forced, the file, the index and the HEAD (if exists)
 	 * must match; but the file can already been removed, since
@@ -357,9 +330,6 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			oidclr(&oid);
 		if (check_local_mod(&oid, index_only))
 			exit(1);
-	} else if (!index_only) {
-		if (check_submodules_use_gitfiles())
-			exit(1);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -393,27 +363,16 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			const char *path = list.entry[i].name;
 			if (list.entry[i].is_submodule) {
 				if (is_empty_dir(path)) {
-					if (!rmdir(path)) {
-						removed = 1;
-						if (!remove_path_from_gitmodules(path))
-							gitmodules_modified = 1;
-						continue;
-					}
-				} else {
-					strbuf_reset(&buf);
-					strbuf_addstr(&buf, path);
-					if (!remove_dir_recursively(&buf, 0)) {
-						removed = 1;
-						if (!remove_path_from_gitmodules(path))
-							gitmodules_modified = 1;
-						strbuf_release(&buf);
-						continue;
-					} else if (!file_exists(path))
-						/* Submodule was removed by user */
-						if (!remove_path_from_gitmodules(path))
-							gitmodules_modified = 1;
-					/* Fallthrough and let remove_path() fail. */
-				}
+					if (rmdir(path))
+						die_errno("git rm: '%s'", path);
+				} else if (file_exists(path))
+					/* non empty directory: */
+					remove_directory_or_die(path);
+
+				removed = 1;
+				if (!remove_path_from_gitmodules(path))
+					gitmodules_modified = 1;
+				continue;
 			}
 			if (!remove_path(path)) {
 				removed = 1;
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index a50a61a197..3a423af59b 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -2018,4 +2018,6 @@ void sleep_millisec(int millisec);
  */
 void safe_create_dir(const char *dir, int share);
 
+extern void remove_directory_or_die(const char *path);
+
 #endif /* CACHE_H */
diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index c6eea240b6..ddd4cfb2bf 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ static void remove_subtree(struct strbuf *path)
 		die_errno("cannot rmdir '%s'", path->buf);
 }
 
+void remove_directory_or_die(const char *path)
+{
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	strbuf_addstr(&sb, path);
+	remove_subtree(&sb);
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
+}
+
 static int create_file(const char *path, unsigned int mode)
 {
 	mode = (mode & 0100) ? 0777 : 0666;
diff --git a/t/t3600-rm.sh b/t/t3600-rm.sh
index bcbb680651..5aa6db584c 100755
--- a/t/t3600-rm.sh
+++ b/t/t3600-rm.sh
@@ -569,26 +569,22 @@ test_expect_success 'rm of a conflicted unpopulated submodule succeeds' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'rm of a populated submodule with a .git directory fails even when forced' '
+test_expect_success 'rm of a populated submodule with a .git directory migrates git dir' '
 	git checkout -f master &&
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git submodule update &&
 	(cd submod &&
 		rm .git &&
 		cp -R ../.git/modules/sub .git &&
-		GIT_WORK_TREE=. git config --unset core.worktree
+		GIT_WORK_TREE=. git config --unset core.worktree &&
+		rm -r ../.git/modules/sub
 	) &&
-	test_must_fail git rm submod &&
-	test -d submod &&
-	test -d submod/.git &&
-	git status -s -uno --ignore-submodules=none >actual &&
-	! test -s actual &&
-	test_must_fail git rm -f submod &&
-	test -d submod &&
-	test -d submod/.git &&
+	git rm submod 2>output.err &&
+	! test -d submod &&
+	! test -d submod/.git &&
 	git status -s -uno --ignore-submodules=none >actual &&
-	! test -s actual &&
-	rm -rf submod
+	test -s actual &&
+	test_i18ngrep Migrating output.err
 '
 
 cat >expect.deepmodified <<EOF
@@ -667,24 +663,19 @@ test_expect_success 'rm of a populated nested submodule with a nested .git direc
 	git submodule update --recursive &&
 	(cd submod/subsubmod &&
 		rm .git &&
-		cp -R ../../.git/modules/sub/modules/sub .git &&
+		mv ../../.git/modules/sub/modules/sub .git &&
 		GIT_WORK_TREE=. git config --unset core.worktree
 	) &&
-	test_must_fail git rm submod &&
-	test -d submod &&
-	test -d submod/subsubmod/.git &&
-	git status -s -uno --ignore-submodules=none >actual &&
-	! test -s actual &&
-	test_must_fail git rm -f submod &&
-	test -d submod &&
-	test -d submod/subsubmod/.git &&
+	git rm submod 2>output.err &&
+	! test -d submod &&
+	! test -d submod/subsubmod/.git &&
 	git status -s -uno --ignore-submodules=none >actual &&
-	! test -s actual &&
-	rm -rf submod
+	test -s actual &&
+	test_i18ngrep Migrating output.err
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking out a commit after submodule removal needs manual updates' '
-	git commit -m "submodule removal" submod &&
+	git commit -m "submodule removal" submod .gitmodules &&
 	git checkout HEAD^ &&
 	git submodule update &&
 	git checkout -q HEAD^ &&
-- 
2.11.0.rc2.35.g26e18c9
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  1. Stefan BellerDec 14, 2016
  2. 2/4 submodule: modernize ok_to_remove_submodule to use argv_arrayStefan Beller, Dec 14, 2016
  3. 1/4 submodule.h: add extern keyword to functionsStefan Beller, Dec 14, 2016
  4. 3/4 submodule: add flags to ok_to_remove_submoduleStefan Beller, Dec 14, 2016
  5. Brandon WilliamsDec 14, 2016
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 14, 2016
  7. 4/4 rm: add absorb a submodules git dir before deletionStefan Beller, Dec 14, 2016
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