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[RFC PATCH v2 05/12] submodule: use the 'submodule--helper config' command

From
Antonio Ospite <ao2@ao2.it>
Date
Aug 2, 2018, 13:46 UTC
Message-ID
<20180802134634.10300-6-ao2@ao2.it>
In-Reply-To
<20180802134634.10300-1-ao2@ao2.it>

Use the 'submodule--helper config' command in git-submodules.sh to avoid referring explicitly to .gitmodules by the hardcoded file path.

This makes it possible to access the submodules configuration in a more controlled way.

Signed-off-by: Antonio Ospite <ao2@ao2.it>
---

Note that there are other instances of "git config -f .gitmodules" in test files, but I am not touching those for now.

 git-submodule.sh | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 8b5ad59bde..ff258e2e8c 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ get_submodule_config () {
 	value=$(git config submodule."$name"."$option")
 	if test -z "$value"
 	then
-		value=$(git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$name"."$option")
+		value=$(git submodule--helper config submodule."$name"."$option")
 	fi
 	printf '%s' "${value:-$default}"
 }
@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@ or you are unsure what this means choose another name with the '--name' option."
 	git add --no-warn-embedded-repo $force "$sm_path" ||
 	die "$(eval_gettext "Failed to add submodule '\$sm_path'")"
 
-	git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$sm_name".path "$sm_path" &&
-	git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$sm_name".url "$repo" &&
+	git submodule--helper config submodule."$sm_name".path "$sm_path" &&
+	git submodule--helper config submodule."$sm_name".url "$repo" &&
 	if test -n "$branch"
 	then
-		git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$sm_name".branch "$branch"
+		git submodule--helper config submodule."$sm_name".branch "$branch"
 	fi &&
 	git add --force .gitmodules ||
 	die "$(eval_gettext "Failed to register submodule '\$sm_path'")"
-- 
2.18.0
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  1. 00/12 Make submodules work if .gitmodules is not checked outAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  2. 01/12 submodule: add a print_config_from_gitmodules() helperAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  3. Stefan BellerAug 2, 2018
  4. Antonio OspiteAug 9, 2018
  5. 10/12 t7416: add new test about HEAD:.gitmodules and not existing .gitmodulesAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  6. Stefan BellerAug 2, 2018
  7. Antonio OspiteAug 9, 2018
  8. 07/12 submodule: use 'submodule--helper config --stage' to stage .gitmodulesAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  9. 08/12 t7506: cleanup .gitmodules properly before setting up new scenarioAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  10. Stefan BellerAug 2, 2018
  11. 12/12 submodule: remove the .gitmodules file when it is emptyAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  12. Stefan BellerAug 2, 2018
  13. Antonio OspiteAug 3, 2018
  14. 11/12 dir: move is_empty_file() from builtin/am.c to dir.c and make it publicAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  15. Stefan BellerAug 2, 2018
  16. Antonio OspiteAug 3, 2018
  17. 03/12 t7411: be nicer to future tests and really clean things upAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  18. SZEDER GáborAug 2, 2018
  19. Stefan BellerAug 2, 2018
  20. Antonio OspiteAug 9, 2018
  21. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2018
  22. 09/12 submodule: support reading .gitmodules even when it's not checked outAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  23. Stefan BellerAug 2, 2018
  24. 02/12 submodule: factor out a config_set_in_gitmodules_file_gently functionAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  25. 05/12 submodule: use the 'submodule--helper config' commandAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  26. Stefan BellerAug 2, 2018
  27. 04/12 submodule--helper: add a new 'config' subcommandAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  28. Stefan BellerAug 2, 2018
  29. Jeff KingAug 2, 2018
  30. Antonio OspiteAug 3, 2018
  31. 06/12 submodule--helper: add a '--stage' option to the 'config' sub commandAntonio Ospite, Aug 2, 2018
  32. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2018
  33. Antonio OspiteAug 3, 2018
  34. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2018
  35. Antonio OspiteAug 6, 2018
  36. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2018
  37. Antonio OspiteAug 7, 2018
  38. Stefan BellerAug 6, 2018

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