Re: Git submodule remove

From: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date: Oct 21, 2021, 21:36 UTC
Message-ID: <YXHdaQ98GJiFj0OK@camp.crustytoothpaste.net>
In-Reply-To: <0101017ca3e30c39-f111f739-4db7-4c1e-aff2-3ee50f546591-000000@us-west-2.amazonses.com>

On 2021-10-21 at 17:25:38, Kalyan Sriram wrote:

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> Hello,
> 
> I was curious why git-submodule does not have an `rm` command. Currently
> I have to manually delete it from .gitmodules, .git/config,
> .git/modules/, etc. See [0].
> 
> I'd like to contribute my first patch to this project by adding this
> feature, but wanted to check first with the community if there's any
> particular reason it was chosen not to not be implemented, or if it's
> simply that nobody has gotten around to it - it seems to be a relatively
> common feature someone might want.
> 
> Anyway, please let me know if this is something that would be accepted,
> or if anyone has any comments or suggestions.

I think the reason it hasn't been implemented is that nobody's gotten around to it yet. I certainly would find this useful and have wanted the same thing myself, so I can't see a reason why the right series wouldn't be accepted.

If someone else knows of a good reason why we haven't done this, I'm all ears.

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brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA