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Q: why submodules references are different from tree entries from point of view of sorting?

Subject: Q: why submodules references are different from tree entries from point of view of sorting?

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Constantine Plotnikov· Jun 26, 2009, 17:19 UTC · lore

Hello!

The submodule entry is an indirect reference to tree stored in commit in another repository. But for some reason it is ordered in the same way as a normal file entry rather than as a tree entry (with virtual "/" at the end).

What was the reason for ordering submodule references this way?

Regards, Constantine

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