# submodule init problem 3 messages from 2007-07-25 to 2007-07-25. Participants: Ricky Nite, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/9212 ## Ricky Nite, 2007-07-25 00:09 Subject: submodule init problem Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/d4b731510707241709pcad0a4bj85b71892cd2de84c%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hello, I encountered this message in "git submodule init": "No url found for submodule path '' in .gitmodules" But when I look at .gitmodules, the url is there. Subsequently, I cannot do "git submodule update" Here's the full log: rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git --version git version 1.5.3.rc2.g11308 rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir flash rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir flashboard rnite@linuskarl :~/git_dev$ cd flash rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flash$ echo "foo" > flash.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flash$ ~/bin/git init Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flash$ ~/bin/git add flash.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flash$ ~/bin/git commit -a -m "initial commit of flash module" Created initial commit c19874e: initial commit of flash module 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 flash.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flash$ cd ../flashboard rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flashboard$ echo "foo" > flashboard.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flashboard$ ~/bin/git init Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flashboard$ ~/bin/git add flashboard.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flashboard$ ~/bin/git commit -a -m "initial commit of flashboard module" Created initial commit 45dff87: initial commit of flashboard module 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 flashboard.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flashboard$ cd .. rnite@linuskarl :~/git_dev$ mkdir myproj rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ cd myproj rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git init Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git submodule add ~/git_dev/flash Initialized empty Git repository in /home/rnite/git_dev/myproj/flash/.git/ remote: Generating pack... remote: Done counting 3 objects. Deltifying 3 objects... 100% (3/3) done Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0remote: (delta 0) Indexing 3 objects... 100% (3/3) done rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git submodule add ~/git_dev/flashboard Initialized empty Git repository in /home/rnite/git_dev/myproj/flashboard/.git/ remote: Generating pack... remote: Done counting 3 objects. Deltifying 3 objects... 100% (3/3) done Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0remote: (delta 0) Indexing 3 objects... 100% (3/3) done rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git submodule init No url found for submodule path 'flash' in .gitmodules rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ cat .gitmodules [submodule "flash"] path = flash url = /home/rnite/git_dev/flash/.git [submodule "flashboard"] path = flashboard url = /home/rnite/git_dev/flashboard/.git I can add more submodules, but the message stays the same after "git submodule init" and I cannot do "git submodule update" help, RickyN ``` ## Ricky Nite, 2007-07-25 00:30 Subject: Re: submodule init problem Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/d4b731510707241730u45755c0dwfde5e0b14b14f1da%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` This problem doesn't seem to occur if I rename my submodules (but I really don't want to): rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir moduleA rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir moduleB rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ cd moduleA rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/moduleA$ echo "foo" > moduleAtop.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/moduleA$ ~/bin/git init Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/moduleA$ ~/bin/git add moduleAtop rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/moduleA$ ~/bin/git commit -a -m"imitial commit" Created initial commit f8bc70b: imitial commit 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 moduleAtop.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/moduleA$ cd ../moduleB rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/moduleB$ echo "foo" > moduleBtop.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/moduleB$ ~/bin/git init Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/moduleB$ ~/bin/git add moduleBtop.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/moduleB$ ~/bin/git commit -a -m"imitial commit" Created initial commit da426f3: imitial commit 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 moduleBtop.v rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/moduleB$ cd .. rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir myproj2 rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ cd myproj2 rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj2$ ~/bin/git init Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj2$ ~/bin/git submodule add ~/git_dev/moduleA Initialized empty Git repository in /home/rnite/git_dev/myproj2/moduleA/.git/ remote: Generating pack... remote: Done counting 3 objects. Deltifying 3 objects... 100% (3/3) done Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0remote: (delta 0) Indexing 3 objects... 100% (3/3) done rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj2$ ~/bin/git submodule add ~/git_dev/moduleB Initialized empty Git repository in /home/rnite/git_dev/myproj2/moduleB/.git/ remote: Generating pack... remote: Done counting 3 objects. Deltifying 3 objects... 100% (3/3) done Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0remote: (delta 0) Indexing 3 objects... 100% (3/3) done rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj2$ ~/bin/git submodule init Submodule 'moduleA' (/home/rnite/git_dev/moduleA/.git) registered for path 'moduleA' Submodule 'moduleB' (/home/rnite/git_dev/moduleB/.git) registered for path 'moduleB' help, RickyN On 7/25/07, Ricky Nite wrote: > Hello, > > I encountered this message in "git submodule init": > "No url found for submodule path '' in .gitmodules" > > But when I look at .gitmodules, the url is there. > Subsequently, I cannot do "git submodule update" > > Here's the full log: > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git --version > git version 1.5.3.rc2.g11308 > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir flash > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir flashboard > rnite@linuskarl :~/git_dev$ cd flash > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flash$ echo "foo" > flash.v > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flash$ ~/bin/git init > Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flash$ ~/bin/git add flash.v > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flash$ ~/bin/git commit -a -m "initial > commit of flash module" > Created initial commit c19874e: initial commit of flash module > 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 flash.v > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flash$ cd ../flashboard > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flashboard$ echo "foo" > flashboard.v > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flashboard$ ~/bin/git init > Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flashboard$ ~/bin/git add flashboard.v > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flashboard$ ~/bin/git commit -a -m "initial > commit of flashboard module" > Created initial commit 45dff87: initial commit of flashboard module > 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 flashboard.v > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/flashboard$ cd .. > rnite@linuskarl :~/git_dev$ mkdir myproj > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ cd myproj > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git init > Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git submodule add ~/git_dev/flash > Initialized empty Git repository in /home/rnite/git_dev/myproj/flash/.git/ > remote: Generating pack... > remote: Done counting 3 objects. > Deltifying 3 objects... > 100% (3/3) done > Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0remote: (delta 0) > Indexing 3 objects... > 100% (3/3) done > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git submodule add ~/git_dev/flashboard > Initialized empty Git repository in /home/rnite/git_dev/myproj/flashboard/.git/ > remote: Generating pack... > remote: Done counting 3 objects. > Deltifying 3 objects... > 100% (3/3) done > Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0remote: (delta 0) > Indexing 3 objects... > 100% (3/3) done > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git submodule init > No url found for submodule path 'flash' in .gitmodules > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ cat .gitmodules > [submodule "flash"] > path = flash > url = /home/rnite/git_dev/flash/.git > [submodule "flashboard"] > path = flashboard > url = /home/rnite/git_dev/flashboard/.git > > I can add more submodules, but the message stays the same after "git > submodule init" and I cannot do "git submodule update" > > help, > RickyN > ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2007-07-25 01:49 Subject: Re: submodule init problem Message-ID: <7vir89fe1l.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vir89fe1l.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: ``` "Ricky Nite" writes: > This problem doesn't seem to occur if I rename my submodules (but I > really don't want to): > > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir moduleA > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir moduleB > ... > rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj2$ ~/bin/git submodule init > Submodule 'moduleA' (/home/rnite/git_dev/moduleA/.git) registered for > path 'moduleA' > Submodule 'moduleB' (/home/rnite/git_dev/moduleB/.git) registered for > path 'moduleB' > > help, > RickyN > > On 7/25/07, Ricky Nite wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I encountered this message in "git submodule init": >> "No url found for submodule path '' in .gitmodules" >> >> But when I look at .gitmodules, the url is there. >> Subsequently, I cannot do "git submodule update" >> >> Here's the full log: >> rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev/myproj$ ~/bin/git --version >> git version 1.5.3.rc2.g11308 >> rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir flash >> rnite@linuskarl:~/git_dev$ mkdir flashboard Ok, this appears it most likely to be related to the fact that one is a prefix of the other in problematic case. Lars, Sven? ```