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Why empty directory for submodule not checked out?

Subject: Why empty directory for submodule not checked out?

## tl;dr

One message between Dec 7, 2007 and Dec 7, 2007.

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Ping Yin· Dec 7, 2007, 15:36 UTC · lore

It's so annoying to see so many empty directories when only few of all submodules are checked out.

So, why empty directories? Does we have to technically or other considerations?

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Ping Yin

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