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[PATCH v2 1/1] rm: stage submodule removal from '.gitmodules' when using '--cached'

From
SSShourya Shukla <periperidip@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 22, 2021, 17:26 UTC
Message-ID
<20210222172623.69313-2-periperidip@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20210222172623.69313-1-periperidip@gmail.com>

Currently, using 'git rm --cached <submodule>' removes the submodule <submodule> from the index and leaves the submodule working tree intact in the superproject working tree, but does not stage any changes to the '.gitmodules' file, in contrast to 'git rm <submodule>', which removes both the submodule and its configuration in '.gitmodules' from the worktree and index.

Fix this inconsistency by also staging the removal of the entry of the submodule from the '.gitmodules' file, leaving the worktree copy intact, a behaviour which is more in line with what might be expected when using '--cached'.

Achieve this by modifying the function 'remove_path_from_gitmodules()' to also take in the parameter 'index_only' denoting the presence of the '--cached' option. If present, remove the submodule entry from the copy of the '.gitmodules' in the index otherwise, do the same for the working tree copy.

While at it, also change the test 46 of the test script 't3600-rm.sh' to incorporate for the above changes.

Reported-by: Javier Mora <javier.moradesambricio@rtx.com>
Helped-by: Phillipe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Shourya Shukla <periperidip@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/rm.c  | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 submodule.c   |  5 +++--
 submodule.h   |  2 +-
 t/t3600-rm.sh |  6 ++----
 4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/rm.c b/builtin/rm.c
index 4858631e0f..5854ef0996 100644
--- a/builtin/rm.c
+++ b/builtin/rm.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static struct option builtin_rm_options[] = {
 int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct lock_file lock_file = LOCK_INIT;
-	int i;
+	int i, removed = 0;
 	struct pathspec pathspec;
 	char *seen;
 
@@ -365,30 +365,33 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (show_only)
 		return 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * Then, unless we used "--cached", remove the filenames from
-	 * the workspace. If we fail to remove the first one, we
-	 * abort the "git rm" (but once we've successfully removed
-	 * any file at all, we'll go ahead and commit to it all:
-	 * by then we've already committed ourselves and can't fail
-	 * in the middle)
-	 */
-	if (!index_only) {
-		int removed = 0, gitmodules_modified = 0;
-		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-		for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++) {
-			const char *path = list.entry[i].name;
-			if (list.entry[i].is_submodule) {
+	for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++) {
+		const char *path = list.entry[i].name;
+		if (list.entry[i].is_submodule) {
+			/*
+			 * Then, unless we used "--cached", remove the filenames from
+			 * the workspace. If we fail to remove the first one, we
+			 * abort the "git rm" (but once we've successfully removed
+			 * any file at all, we'll go ahead and commit to it all:
+			 * by then we've already committed ourselves and can't fail
+			 * in the middle)
+			 */
+			if (!index_only) {
+				struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 				strbuf_reset(&buf);
 				strbuf_addstr(&buf, path);
 				if (remove_dir_recursively(&buf, 0))
 					die(_("could not remove '%s'"), path);
 
 				removed = 1;
-				if (!remove_path_from_gitmodules(path))
-					gitmodules_modified = 1;
-				continue;
+				strbuf_release(&buf);
 			}
+			if (!remove_path_from_gitmodules(path, index_only))
+				stage_updated_gitmodules(&the_index);
+
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (!index_only) {
 			if (!remove_path(path)) {
 				removed = 1;
 				continue;
@@ -396,9 +399,6 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			if (!removed)
 				die_errno("git rm: '%s'", path);
 		}
-		strbuf_release(&buf);
-		if (gitmodules_modified)
-			stage_updated_gitmodules(&the_index);
 	}
 
 	if (write_locked_index(&the_index, &lock_file,
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 9767ba9893..6ce8c8d0d8 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ int update_path_in_gitmodules(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath)
  * path is configured. Return 0 only if a .gitmodules file was found, a section
  * with the correct path=<path> setting was found and we could remove it.
  */
-int remove_path_from_gitmodules(const char *path)
+int remove_path_from_gitmodules(const char *path, int index_only)
 {
 	struct strbuf sect = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const struct submodule *submodule;
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ int remove_path_from_gitmodules(const char *path)
 	}
 	strbuf_addstr(&sect, "submodule.");
 	strbuf_addstr(&sect, submodule->name);
-	if (git_config_rename_section_in_file(GITMODULES_FILE, sect.buf, NULL) < 0) {
+	if (git_config_rename_section_in_file(index_only ? GITMODULES_INDEX :
+					      GITMODULES_FILE, sect.buf, NULL) < 0) {
 		/* Maybe the user already did that, don't error out here */
 		warning(_("Could not remove .gitmodules entry for %s"), path);
 		strbuf_release(&sect);
diff --git a/submodule.h b/submodule.h
index 4ac6e31cf1..4d8707d911 100644
--- a/submodule.h
+++ b/submodule.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int is_gitmodules_unmerged(const struct index_state *istate);
 int is_writing_gitmodules_ok(void);
 int is_staging_gitmodules_ok(struct index_state *istate);
 int update_path_in_gitmodules(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);
-int remove_path_from_gitmodules(const char *path);
+int remove_path_from_gitmodules(const char *path, int index_only);
 void stage_updated_gitmodules(struct index_state *istate);
 void set_diffopt_flags_from_submodule_config(struct diff_options *,
 					     const char *path);
diff --git a/t/t3600-rm.sh b/t/t3600-rm.sh
index 7547f11a5c..c0ca4be5a1 100755
--- a/t/t3600-rm.sh
+++ b/t/t3600-rm.sh
@@ -390,16 +390,14 @@ test_expect_success 'rm of a populated submodule with different HEAD fails unles
 	test_must_fail git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.path
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'rm --cached leaves work tree of populated submodules and .gitmodules alone' '
+test_expect_success 'rm --cached leaves work tree of populated submodules alone' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git submodule update &&
 	git rm --cached submod &&
 	test_path_is_dir submod &&
 	test_path_is_file submod/.git &&
 	git status -s -uno >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.cached actual &&
-	git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.url &&
-	git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.path
+	test_cmp expect.cached actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rm --dry-run does not touch the submodule or .gitmodules' '
-- 
2.25.1
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  1. Shourya ShuklaFeb 18, 2021
  2. 1/2 rm: changes in the '.gitmodules' are staged after using '--cached'Shourya Shukla, Feb 18, 2021
  3. Philippe BlainFeb 18, 2021
  4. Philippe BlainFeb 18, 2021
  5. Shourya ShuklaFeb 19, 2021
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2021
  7. Shourya ShuklaFeb 19, 2021
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2021
  9. 2/2 t3600: amend test 46 to check for '.gitmodules' modificationShourya Shukla, Feb 18, 2021
  10. Philippe BlainFeb 18, 2021
  11. 0/1 rm: stage submodule removal from '.gitmodules'Shourya Shukla, Feb 22, 2021
  12. 1/1 rm: stage submodule removal from '.gitmodules' when using '--cached'Shourya Shukla, Feb 22, 2021
  13. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2021
  14. Shourya ShuklaMar 5, 2021
  15. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2021
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  17. Shourya ShuklaMar 7, 2021
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