[regression?] "git status -a" reports modified for empty submodule directory

# create a super project super $ mkdir super && cd super && git init $ touch foo && git add foo && git commit -m "add foo"

# create a sub project sub $ mkdir sub && cd sub && git init $ touch bar && git add bar && git commit -m "add bar"

# add sub project to super project $ cd .. $ git add sub && git commit -m 'add sub'

# remote contents of subproject $ rm -rf sub/* sub/.git

# git status -a regression $ git status # On branch master nothing to commit (working directory clean) $ git status -a # On branch master # Changes to be committed: # (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage) # # deleted: sub #