From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:21:36 GMT
Subject: Re: Possible bug with git status in 1.7.0
Message-ID: <7vvddvoegv.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <loom.20100217T184109-183@post.gmane.org>

Sergio <sergio.callegari@gmail.com> writes:

> if you have a submodule and the submodule contains
> untracked files, "git status" in 1.7.0 keeps showing
> the module as modified.
>
> But of of course it is useless to "git add" the module
> or to try to "git  commit -a", since the index entry is ok

Of course it is useless to "git add" in the superproject, and this is
an intended bugfix.

You are getting reminded that you either forgot to "git add" that file in
the submodule, or you forgot to add that file to .gitignore in the
submodule.