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[BUG] `git submodule update --init --recursive` stores gitdir in full path into `.git` of nested submodules

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NNNorio Nomura <norio.nomura@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 30, 2016, 09:03 UTC
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Hi,

`git submodule update --init --recursive` stores `gitdir` in full path into `.git` of nested submodules. So, working directory is not portable to another directory.

On following example, `Carthage/Checkouts/Quick/Externals/Nimble/` is nested submodule and `Carthage/Checkouts/Quick/Externals/Nimble/.git` contains full path. https://gist.github.com/norio-nomura/17ce4bdf0151185e77d9b1fcfb5a469d

Thanks, -- Norio Nomura @norio_nomura

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