[PATCH v3 2/7] repo: add path.superproject-working-tree with absolute and relative suffixes
From: K Jayatheerth <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-26 10:46:36
Subsystem:
documentation, the rest · Maintainers:
Jonathan Corbet, Linus Torvalds
Scripts working in multi-repository setups often need to identify the top-level working tree of a superproject from within a submodule. Currently, this is only exposed via `git rev-parse --show-superproject-working-tree`. Introduce `path.superproject-working-tree.absolute` and `path.superproject-working-tree.relative` keys to `git repo info`. This exposes the core submodule context via a scriptable config-like key using standard format rules. If requested when not inside a submodule, the command returns an empty string. Mentored-by: Justin Tobler [off-list ref] Mentored-by: Lucas Seiki Oshiro [off-list ref] Signed-off-by: K Jayatheerth <redacted> --- Documentation/git-repo.adoc | 10 ++++++++++ builtin/repo.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ t/t1900-repo-info.sh | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 77 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
index e34abe5fea..03aa57942f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ values that they return: `path.gitdir.relative`:: The path to the Git repository directory relative to the current working directory. +`path.superproject-working-tree.absolute`:: + The canonical absolute path to the working tree root of the superproject + if the current repository is an initialized submodule. Outputs an empty + string if not in a submodule. + +`path.superproject-working-tree.relative`:: + The path to the working tree root of the superproject relative to the + current working directory if the current repository is an initialized + submodule. Outputs an empty string if not in a submodule. + `path.toplevel.absolute`:: The canonical absolute path to the top-level directory of the repository's working tree. Outputs an empty string if the repository
diff --git a/builtin/repo.c b/builtin/repo.c
index 194757eb18..82359473e9 100644
--- a/builtin/repo.c
+++ b/builtin/repo.c@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ #include "strbuf.h" #include "string-list.h" #include "shallow.h" +#include "submodule.h" #include "tree.h" #include "tree-walk.h" #include "utf8.h"
@@ -121,6 +122,36 @@ static int get_path_gitdir_relative(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf) return 0; } +static int get_path_superproject_absolute(struct repository *repo UNUSED, struct strbuf *buf) +{ + struct strbuf superproject = STRBUF_INIT; + + if (!get_superproject_working_tree(&superproject)) { + strbuf_release(&superproject); + strbuf_addstr(buf, ""); + return 0; + } + + format_path(buf, superproject.buf, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL); + strbuf_release(&superproject); + return 0; +} + +static int get_path_superproject_relative(struct repository *repo UNUSED, struct strbuf *buf) +{ + struct strbuf superproject = STRBUF_INIT; + + if (!get_superproject_working_tree(&superproject)) { + strbuf_release(&superproject); + strbuf_addstr(buf, ""); + return 0; + } + + format_path(buf, superproject.buf, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE); + strbuf_release(&superproject); + return 0; +} + static int get_path_toplevel_absolute(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf) { const char *work_tree = repo_get_work_tree(repo);
@@ -163,6 +194,8 @@ static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = { { "path.commondir.relative", get_path_commondir_relative }, { "path.gitdir.absolute", get_path_gitdir_absolute }, { "path.gitdir.relative", get_path_gitdir_relative }, + { "path.superproject-working-tree.absolute", get_path_superproject_absolute }, + { "path.superproject-working-tree.relative", get_path_superproject_relative }, { "path.toplevel.absolute", get_path_toplevel_absolute }, { "path.toplevel.relative", get_path_toplevel_relative }, { "references.format", get_references_format },
diff --git a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
index fbb9063ee5..220b3d4d3d 100755
--- a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
+++ b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh@@ -213,6 +213,40 @@ test_repo_info_path 'gitdir with explicit GIT_DIR' 'gitdir' \ '.git' \ 'GIT_DIR="../.git" && export GIT_DIR' +test_expect_success 'path.superproject-working-tree absolute and relative' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf sub super" && + git init sub && + test_commit -C sub initial && + git init super && + ( + cd super && + git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule add "../sub" sub && + git commit -m "add submodule" && + + cd sub && + ROOT="$(test-tool path-utils real_path ..)" && + + echo "path.superproject-working-tree.absolute=$ROOT" >expect.abs && + git repo info path.superproject-working-tree.absolute >actual.abs && + test_cmp expect.abs actual.abs && + + echo "path.superproject-working-tree.relative=../" >expect.rel && + git repo info path.superproject-working-tree.relative >actual.rel && + test_cmp expect.rel actual.rel + ) +' + +test_expect_success 'path.superproject-working-tree returns empty when not in a submodule' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && + git init repo && + ( + cd repo && + echo "path.superproject-working-tree.absolute=" >expect && + git repo info path.superproject-working-tree.absolute >actual && + test_cmp expect actual + ) +' + test_expect_success 'path.toplevel absolute and relative' ' test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && git init repo &&
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