This configuration variable comes into effect when 'git clone' is
invoked in an existing git repository. Instead of cloning the
repository as-is, it relocates the gitdir of the repository to the
path specified by this variable. Arguably, it does the right thing
when working with submodules.
Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artag...@gmail.com>
---
builtin/clone.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
environment.c | 11 -----------
2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index e0aaf13..1b798e6 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static char *option_template, *option_depth;
static char *option_origin = NULL;
static char *option_branch = NULL;
static const char *real_git_dir;
+static const char *submodule_gitdir;
static char *option_upload_pack = "git-upload-pack";
static int option_verbosity;
static int option_progress = -1;
@@ -658,11 +659,22 @@ static void write_refspec_config(const char*
src_ref_prefix,
strbuf_release(&value);
}
+static int git_clone_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
+{
+ if (!strcmp(var, "clone.submodulegitdir")) {
+ git_config_string(&submodule_gitdir, var, value);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
+}
+
int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
int is_bundle = 0, is_local;
struct stat buf;
const char *repo_name, *repo, *work_tree, *git_dir;
+ char dest_git_dir[PATH_MAX];
+ char cwd[PATH_MAX];
char *path, *dir;
int dest_exists;
const struct ref *refs, *remote_head;
@@ -676,6 +688,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char
*prefix)
const char *src_ref_prefix = "refs/heads/";
struct remote *remote;
int err = 0, complete_refs_before_fetch = 1;
+ int nongit = 1;
struct refspec *refspec;
const char *fetch_pattern;
@@ -683,6 +696,14 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char
*prefix)
junk_pid = getpid();
packet_trace_identity("clone");
+
+ /* setup_git_directory_gently without changing directories */
+ getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd) - 1);
+ setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
+ chdir(cwd);
+
+ git_config(git_clone_config, NULL);
+
argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_clone_options,
builtin_clone_usage, 0);
@@ -736,6 +757,14 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char
*prefix)
die(_("destination path '%s' already exists and is not "
"an empty directory."), dir);
+ if (!nongit && submodule_gitdir) {
+ sprintf(dest_git_dir, "%s/%s.git", real_path(submodule_gitdir),
dir);
+ if (!stat(dest_git_dir, &buf) && !is_empty_dir(dest_git_dir))
+ die(_("destination path '%s' already exists and is not "
+ "an empty directory."), dest_git_dir);
+ real_git_dir = dest_git_dir;
+ }
+
strbuf_addf(&reflog_msg, "clone: from %s", repo);
if (option_bare)
diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index e2e75c1..9dce4c7 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ const char *strip_namespace(const char *namespaced_ref)
return namespaced_ref + namespace_len;
}
-static int git_work_tree_initialized;
-
/*
* Note. This works only before you used a work tree. This was added
* primarily to support git-clone to work in a new repository it just
@@ -191,15 +189,6 @@ static int git_work_tree_initialized;
*/
void set_git_work_tree(const char *new_work_tree)
{
- if (git_work_tree_initialized) {
- new_work_tree = real_path(new_work_tree);
- if (strcmp(new_work_tree, work_tree))
- die("internal error: work tree has already been set\n"
- "Current worktree: %s\nNew worktree: %s",
- work_tree, new_work_tree);
- return;
- }
- git_work_tree_initialized = 1;
work_tree = xstrdup(real_path(new_work_tree));
}
--
1.8.2.380.g0d4e79b
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