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Re: submodule.$name.url is ignored during submodule update

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DNDmitry Neverov <dmitry.neverov@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 19, 2015, 21:29 UTC
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Sorry, my bad. I thought 'git submodule sync' changes only 'submodule.$name.url' in main repository config, but it also changes the 'remote.origin.url' in submodule's config. I indeed ran 'git submodule sync', that's why the default url was used even though 'submodule.$name.url' had a different value.

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Dmitry Neverov <dmitry.neverov@gmail.com> wrote:

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> I want to use a custom url for both initial submodule clone and
> submodule update. Git submodule man page states that if I run 'git
> submodule init' and then change the 'submodule.$name.url' in the main
> repository config, git will use this url instead of url in
> .gitmodules. Git does use the custom url for initial submodule clone,
> but doesn't use it when cloned submodule needs to be updated. Is that
> by design?
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Doug Kelly <dougk.ff7@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 4:27 AM, Dmitry Neverov
>> <dmitry.neverov@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've noticed that the 'submodule.$name.url' config parameter from the
>>> main repository is ignored when a submodule needs to be updated, the
>>> submodule's 'remote.origin.url' is used instead. Is there any way to
>>> customize the submodule url for both the initial clone and for
>>> updates?
>>
>> That's what "git submodule sync" is for. It will synchronize the url
>> in .gitmodules with
>> to the remote.origin.url for each submodule.  I'm not sure about the second part
>> of your question: are you talking about using different URLs for the
>> initial clone
>> and updates?
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  1. Dmitry NeverovMar 19, 2015
  2. Doug KellyMar 19, 2015
  3. Dmitry NeverovMar 19, 2015
  4. Dmitry NeverovMar 19, 2015

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