Re: [BUG] git-mv submodule failure

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Oct 20, 2007, 21:24 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0710202223590.25221@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <46dff0320710192301p3e1d88d5l3b662b72b051d920@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007, Yin Ping wrote:

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> project
>   .git
>   file1
>   submoudle
>      .git
>       file2
> 
> $ cd project
> $ git-mv submodule submodule1
> fatal: source directory is empty, source=submodule, destination=submodule1
> 
> However, the following is ok and rename is automatically detected
> $ cd project
> $ mv submodule submodule1
> $ git-add submodule1
> $ git-commit -a
> 
> which gives in vim:
> # Please enter the commit message for your changes.
> # (Comment lines starting with '#' will not be included)
> # On branch master
> # Changes to be committed:
> #   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
> #
> #   renamed:    submodule -> submodule1
> #

But of course .gitmodules is unaffected.  But it should be changed, too.

Ciao, Dscho