From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:50:48 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RESEND] git-submodule: provide easy way of adding new submodules
Message-ID: <7vir9dtf5z.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <20070624151750.GA997MdfPADPa@greensroom.kotnet.org>

Sven Verdoolaege <skimo@kotnet.org> writes:

> They're different because submodule update (which also calls module_clone)
> is performed on a module that already exists in the repo and
> was therefore checked out by git as an empty directory.  If you
> add a new submodule, then there is no reason for the subdirectory
> to exist already.

Ah, you are absolutely right.  Thanks for the clarification.

By the way, when I have to say "thanks for the clarification", I
think it is an indication that the relevant parts of the code
need a bit of commenting ;-).