Re: [PATCH 6/7] git rm: Support for removing submodules

> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:41:57AM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, Petr Baudis wrote:
> > 
> > > This patch adds support for removing submodules to 'git rm', 
> > > including removing the appropriate sections from the .gitmodules 
> > > file to reflect this
> > 
> > I have no time to look at the whole series, or even at the patch, but 
> > I have concerns.  Do you really remove the whole directory?  Because 
> > if you do, you remove more than what can be possibly reconstructed 
> > from the object store.
> 
> no; I remove only the index entry and the empty directory made for 
> non-checked-out submodules (I just try rmdir() and ignore ENOTEMPTY 
> error).  I make that clear in git rm documentation, but not in the patch 
> description; I will fix that.

> > I wonder if it really makes sense to integrate that into git-rm, and 
> > not git-submodule, if only to introduce another level of consideration 
> > for the user before committing what is potentially a big mistake.
> 
> That is good question and I forgot to elaborate on this in the cover 
> letter. However, I believe that integrating this functionality into the 
> basic commands makes for a smoother user experience, following the 
> principle of the least surprise.