From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:00:04 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH resend] git-apply: apply submodule changes
Message-ID: <7vvebmo8sr.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <20070811064555.GC29996@liacs.nl>

Sven Verdoolaege <skimo@liacs.nl> writes:

> Or should we just refuse to apply submodule patches if --index
> has not been specified?

If somebody sends you a patch that adds a new gitlink, I think
it is very natural to create a directory (or make sure a
directory exists) there when applying without --index.

My gut feeling is that it would probably be the most user
friendly to just warn but ignore if you do not have submodule
there and a patch wants to modify that path.  After all, the
fundamental idea behind our submodule support is that you as a
superproject person should not even have to have the submodule
checked out.