Re: [RFC PATCH v2 06/12] submodule--helper: add a '--stage' option to the 'config' sub command

Antonio Ospite [off-list ref] writes:

The rationale behind the change is to close the circle started with 04
and 05 and stop referring to .gitmodules explicitly by file path in git
commands. The change is not strictly needed for the series, it's for
consistency sake.

Sorry, but I am still not quite sure what consistency you are
referring to.

I also do not see a reason why we want to stop referring to
.gitmodules explicitly by name.  We do not hide the fact that
in-tree .gitignore and .gitattributes files are used to hold the
metainformation about the project tree, saying that it is an
implementation detail.  Is there a good reason why .gitmodules
should be different from these other two?