Re: [PATCH v3 2/7] repo: add path.superproject-working-tree with absolute and relative suffixes
- From
Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
- Date
- Jul 28, 2026, 16:43 UTC
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- <amjazXbdRXtH7CoJ@denethor>
- In-Reply-To
- <20260726104343.16933-3-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
On 26/07/26 04:13PM, K Jayatheerth wrote:
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> Scripts working in multi-repository setups often need to identify the > top-level working tree of a superproject from within a submodule. > Currently, this is only exposed via `git rev-parse > --show-superproject-working-tree`. > > Introduce `path.superproject-working-tree.absolute` and > `path.superproject-working-tree.relative` keys to `git repo info`. > This exposes the core submodule context via a scriptable config-like key > using standard format rules.
Ok, this also seems like a good fit to include as a key in git-repo-info, but "superproject-working-tree" is a bit of a mouthful IMO. An alternative could potentially be "superproject-root"? Maybe its best to just be consistent with the option name in git-rev-parse(1) and keep it the same though.
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> If requested when not inside a submodule, the command returns an empty
> string.
>
> Mentored-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
> Mentored-by: Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: K Jayatheerth <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
> ---
> Documentation/git-repo.adoc | 10 ++++++++++
> builtin/repo.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> t/t1900-repo-info.sh | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 77 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
> index e34abe5fea..03aa57942f 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
> +++ b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
> @@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ values that they return:
> `path.gitdir.relative`::
> The path to the Git repository directory relative to the current working directory.
>
> +`path.superproject-working-tree.absolute`::
> + The canonical absolute path to the working tree root of the superproject
> + if the current repository is an initialized submodule. Outputs an empty
> + string if not in a submodule.
> +
> +`path.superproject-working-tree.relative`::
> + The path to the working tree root of the superproject relative to the
> + current working directory if the current repository is an initialized
> + submodule. Outputs an empty string if not in a submodule.
> +
> `path.toplevel.absolute`::
> The canonical absolute path to the top-level directory of the
> repository's working tree. Outputs an empty string if the repository
> diff --git a/builtin/repo.c b/builtin/repo.c
> index 194757eb18..82359473e9 100644
> --- a/builtin/repo.c
> +++ b/builtin/repo.c
> @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
> #include "strbuf.h"
> #include "string-list.h"
> #include "shallow.h"
> +#include "submodule.h"
> #include "tree.h"
> #include "tree-walk.h"
> #include "utf8.h"
> @@ -121,6 +122,36 @@ static int get_path_gitdir_relative(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static int get_path_superproject_absolute(struct repository *repo UNUSED, struct strbuf *buf)
> +{
> + struct strbuf superproject = STRBUF_INIT;
> +
> + if (!get_superproject_working_tree(&superproject)) {
> + strbuf_release(&superproject);
> + strbuf_addstr(buf, "");Same comment here as in the previous patch...
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> + return 0;
> + }
> +
> + format_path(buf, superproject.buf, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL);
> + strbuf_release(&superproject);
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int get_path_superproject_relative(struct repository *repo UNUSED, struct strbuf *buf)
> +{
> + struct strbuf superproject = STRBUF_INIT;
> +
> + if (!get_superproject_working_tree(&superproject)) {
> + strbuf_release(&superproject);
> + strbuf_addstr(buf, "");...and here as well...
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> + return 0;
> + }
> +
> + format_path(buf, superproject.buf, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE);
> + strbuf_release(&superproject);
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> static int get_path_toplevel_absolute(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
> {
> const char *work_tree = repo_get_work_tree(repo);
> @@ -163,6 +194,8 @@ static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = {
> { "path.commondir.relative", get_path_commondir_relative },
> { "path.gitdir.absolute", get_path_gitdir_absolute },
> { "path.gitdir.relative", get_path_gitdir_relative },
> + { "path.superproject-working-tree.absolute", get_path_superproject_absolute },
> + { "path.superproject-working-tree.relative", get_path_superproject_relative },
> { "path.toplevel.absolute", get_path_toplevel_absolute },
> { "path.toplevel.relative", get_path_toplevel_relative },
> { "references.format", get_references_format },
> diff --git a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
> index fbb9063ee5..220b3d4d3d 100755
> --- a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
> +++ b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
> @@ -213,6 +213,40 @@ test_repo_info_path 'gitdir with explicit GIT_DIR' 'gitdir' \
> '.git' \
> 'GIT_DIR="../.git" && export GIT_DIR'
>
> +test_expect_success 'path.superproject-working-tree absolute and relative' '
> + test_when_finished "rm -rf sub super" &&
> + git init sub &&
> + test_commit -C sub initial &&
> + git init super &&
> + (
> + cd super &&
> + git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule add "../sub" sub &&
> + git commit -m "add submodule" &&
> +
> + cd sub &&
> + ROOT="$(test-tool path-utils real_path ..)" &&
> +
> + echo "path.superproject-working-tree.absolute=$ROOT" >expect.abs &&
> + git repo info path.superproject-working-tree.absolute >actual.abs &&
> + test_cmp expect.abs actual.abs &&
> +
> + echo "path.superproject-working-tree.relative=../" >expect.rel &&
> + git repo info path.superproject-working-tree.relative >actual.rel &&
> + test_cmp expect.rel actual.rel
> + )
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'path.superproject-working-tree returns empty when not in a submodule' '
> + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
> + git init repo &&
> + (
> + cd repo &&
> + echo "path.superproject-working-tree.absolute=" >expect &&
> + git repo info path.superproject-working-tree.absolute >actual &&
> + test_cmp expect actual... and here as well. :)
-Justin