Re: "git add -A" should respect "ignore = all" in ".gitmodules"

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> I have a repository with "ignore = all" set in ".gitmodules"
>
> [submodule "abbrv.jabref.org"]
>   path = buildres/abbrv.jabref.org
>   url = https://github.com/JabRef/abbrv.jabref.org.git
>   ignore = all
>   shallow = true
>
> "git status" reports no changes
>
> Now, I do
>
> 1. "echo test >> CHANGELOG.md"
> 2. "git status"
> 3. See that only "CHANGELOG.md" has modifications
> 4. "git add -A"
> 5. See that "CHANGELOG.md" and "buildres/abbrv.jabref.org" has modifications.
>
> This is consistent to the documentation:
>
> A. "ignore = all" is instructing "git status" (and git diff family)
> only (https://git-scm.com/docs/gitmodules/2.10.5#Documentation/gitmodules.txt-submoduleltnamegtignore)
> B. "git add -A" adds "all files in the entire working tree"
> (https://git-scm.com/docs/git-add#Documentation/git-add.txt--A)
>
> However, I think this is not consistent in itself: The files output by
> "git status" should match the files being handled by "git add -A".
>
> I am aware of the workaround to use "git update-index
> --assume-unchanged path/to/submodule" for each ignore sub module.
>
> One can try out at git@github.com:JabRef/jabref.git.
>
> StackOverflow question on this: https://stackoverflow.com/q/66773544/873282
>
> My wish: "git add -A" should respect "ignore = all" in ".gitmodules"
>
> WDYT?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Oliver
>