Re: [PATCH][RESEND] git-submodule: provide easy way of adding new submodules

Sven Verdoolaege [off-list ref] writes:

They're different because submodule update (which also calls module_clone)
is performed on a module that already exists in the repo and
was therefore checked out by git as an empty directory.  If you
add a new submodule, then there is no reason for the subdirectory
to exist already.

Ah, you are absolutely right.  Thanks for the clarification.

By the way, when I have to say "thanks for the clarification", I
think it is an indication that the relevant parts of the code
need a bit of commenting ;-).