[PATCH v4 4/4] submodule_needs_pushing() NEEDSWORK when we can not answer this question
Signed-off-by: Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
---
submodule.c | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 11391fa..00dd655 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -531,6 +531,17 @@ static int submodule_has_commits(const char *path, struct sha1_array *commits)
static int submodule_needs_pushing(const char *path, struct sha1_array *commits)
{
if (!submodule_has_commits(path, commits))
+ /*
+ * NOTE: We do consider it safe to return "no" here. The
+ * correct answer would be "We do not know" instead of
+ * "No push needed", but it is quite hard to change
+ * the submodule pointer without having the submodule
+ * around. If a user did however change the submodules
+ * without having the submodule around, this indicates
+ * an expert who knows what they are doing or a
+ * maintainer integrating work from other people. In
+ * both cases it should be safe to skip this check.
+ */
return 0;
if (for_each_remote_ref_submodule(path, has_remote, NULL) > 0) {
--
2.10.1.386.gc503e45
Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>