# Bug: submodules of submodules use absolute gitdir in .git file (instead of relative) 4 messages from 2017-06-27 to 2017-06-28. Participants: Robert Siemer, Junio C Hamano, Stefan Beller. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/46268 ## Robert Siemer, 2017-06-27 13:16 Subject: Bug: submodules of submodules use absolute gitdir in .git file (instead of relative) Message-ID: <0d924a0671b642d2b8ba79af8d4fa0d7@rohde-schwarz.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/0d924a0671b642d2b8ba79af8d4fa0d7%40rohde-schwarz.com ``` Hello everyone, $ git submodule foreach cat .git ...shows that the gitdir registered in the .git file of submodules is relative. But if you run $ git submodule foreach --recursive cat .git ...shows that submodules of submodules (if you have any) have an absolute gitdir starting with a slash. 1) Can you confirm that behavior? 2) Am I right that this is a bug (at least because of inconsistency)? Regards, Robert ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2017-06-27 15:06 Subject: Re: Bug: submodules of submodules use absolute gitdir in .git file (instead of relative) Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqr2y531xv.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com In-Reply-To: <0d924a0671b642d2b8ba79af8d4fa0d7@rohde-schwarz.com> ``` Robert Siemer writes: > Hello everyone, > > $ git submodule foreach cat .git > > ...shows that the gitdir registered in the .git file of submodules is relative. But if you run > > $ git submodule foreach --recursive cat .git > > ...shows that submodules of submodules (if you have any) have an absolute gitdir starting with a slash. > > 1) Can you confirm that behavior? Nobody can without knowing which version of Git you are using. I suspect that we had discussed and addressed something related to nested submodule's "gitdir" pointer in not-so-distant past. > 2) Am I right that this is a bug (at least because of inconsistency)? ``` ## Stefan Beller, 2017-06-27 17:35 Subject: Re: Bug: submodules of submodules use absolute gitdir in .git file (instead of relative) Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAGZ79kZmV9Aufrsmf1iohhP5qHzA4AZ3DDv8sn1GMaCZ%2BSbV5Q%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 8:06 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Robert Siemer writes: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> $ git submodule foreach cat .git >> >> ...shows that the gitdir registered in the .git file of submodules is relative. But if you run >> >> $ git submodule foreach --recursive cat .git >> >> ...shows that submodules of submodules (if you have any) have an absolute gitdir starting with a slash. >> >> 1) Can you confirm that behavior? > > Nobody can without knowing which version of Git you are using. I > suspect that we had discussed and addressed something related to > nested submodule's "gitdir" pointer in not-so-distant past. Yeah there was a period in time where we had this bug. (Or is it a different bug?) See 90c0011619 (submodule: use absolute path for computing relative path connecting, 2016-12-08), which is included in 2.12. ``` ## Robert Siemer, 2017-06-28 12:30 Subject: Re: Bug: submodules of submodules use absolute gitdir in .git file (instead of relative) Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/a8e69eac41e747f79f8aba335f995d69%40rohde-schwarz.com In-Reply-To: ``` I had the problem with version 2.7.4. The problem is fixed in self-compiled v2.13.2.533.ge0aaa1bed, v2.12.0, v2.11.0 and v2.9.3! Even the older version 2.1.4 does not have that problem. Thank you for the input! Robert ________________________________________ From: Siemer Robert CSNPE Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 14:09 To: Stefan Beller; Junio C Hamano Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Bug: submodules of submodules use absolute gitdir in .git file (instead of relative) ________________________________________ From: Stefan Beller Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 19:35 To: Junio C Hamano Cc: Siemer Robert CSNPE; git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Bug: submodules of submodules use absolute gitdir in .git file (instead of relative) On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 8:06 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Robert Siemer writes: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> $ git submodule foreach cat .git >> >> ...shows that the gitdir registered in the .git file of submodules is relative. But if you run >> >> $ git submodule foreach --recursive cat .git >> >> ...shows that submodules of submodules (if you have any) have an absolute gitdir starting with a slash. >> >> 1) Can you confirm that behavior? > > Nobody can without knowing which version of Git you are using. I > suspect that we had discussed and addressed something related to > nested submodule's "gitdir" pointer in not-so-distant past. Yeah there was a period in time where we had this bug. (Or is it a different bug?) See 90c0011619 (submodule: use absolute path for computing relative path connecting, 2016-12-08), which is included in 2.12. ```