Re: [PATCH] submodule--helper: set alternateLocation for cloned submodules

Stefan Beller [off-list ref] writes:

On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:

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Stefan Beller [off-list ref] writes:

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This patch makes all not just the root repository, but also
all submodules (recursively) have submodule.alternateLocation
and submodule.alternateErrorStrategy configured, making Git
search for possible alternates for nested submodules as well.

Sounds great!

Is it safe to assume that all the submodules used recursively by
submodules share the same structure upstream?  Does the alternate
location mechanism degrades sensibly if this assumption turns out to
be false (i.e. "possible alternates" above turns out to be mere
possibility and not there)?

According to the last test in the patch, this seems to be doing the
sensible thing.

OK, that sounds great.  Thanks.