From: Gustaf Hendeby <hendeby@isy.liu.se>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:23:38 GMT
Subject: Re: Unmodified submodules shows up as dirty with 1.6.6.443.gd7346
Message-ID: <4B556C0A.9020204@isy.liu.se>
In-Reply-To: <4B555BA1.90605@viscovery.net>

Johannes Sixt wrote:
> Jacob Helwig schrieb:
>> If there is no output from git status in the submodule, then git
>> status in the superproject shows the submodule as being clean.
>> However, if there is _any_ output from git status (untracked files,
>> modified files, deleted files, new files), then the superproject shows
>> the submodule as being dirty.
> 
> But isn't it a bug that a submodule is considered dirty just because an
> untracked file appears?

I prefer the old behavior, and find the new one a bit unintuitive and I
suspect it will hit more people than just me once the change ends up on
master.  Unfortunately, the response yesterday pointed in the direction
of this being a wanted feature.  I think the change of behavior should
at least be mentioned in the release note.

/Gustaf