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

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 29, 2008, 21:40 UTC
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"Ping Yin" <pkufranky@gmail.com> writes:
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> In the super project super with empty submodule directory sub
> $ git diff
> diff --git a/sub b/sub
> deleted file mode 160000
> index f2c0d45..0000000
> --- a/sub
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1 +0,0 @@
> -Subproject commit f2c0d4509a3178c...

The repository used to have a subproject and now it doesn't. Why shouldn't it report the removal?

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Message 11 of 28 in “[regression?] "git status -a" reports modified for empty submodule directory”
  1. Ping YinApr 22, 2008
  2. Ping YinApr 22, 2008
  3. Johannes SixtApr 22, 2008
  4. Ping YinApr 22, 2008
  5. Johannes SixtApr 22, 2008
  6. Roman ShaposhnikApr 22, 2008
  7. Ping YinApr 29, 2008
  8. 0/2 Add tests for submodule with empty directoryPing Yin, Apr 29, 2008
  9. 1/2 t4027: test diff for submodule with empty directoryPing Yin, Apr 29, 2008
  10. 2/2 Add t7506 to test submodule related functions for git-statusPing Yin, Apr 29, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2008
  12. Johannes SixtApr 30, 2008
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2008
  14. Ping YinApr 30, 2008
  15. 0/4 Fix regression for unchecked out submodulesPing Yin, May 2, 2008
  16. 1/4 t4027: test diff for submodule with empty directoryPing Yin, May 2, 2008
  17. 2/4 Add t7506 to test submodule related functions for git-statusPing Yin, May 2, 2008
  18. 3/4 Fix diff regression for submodules not checked outPing Yin, May 2, 2008
  19. 4/4 Fix ie_match_stat for non-checked-out submodulePing Yin, May 2, 2008
  20. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2008
  21. Ping YinMay 2, 2008
  22. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2008
  23. Ping YinMay 2, 2008
  24. Ping YinMay 3, 2008
  25. Johannes SchindelinMay 3, 2008
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2008
  27. Junio C HamanoMay 4, 2008
  28. Ping YinMay 4, 2008

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