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From: "Ping Yin" <pkufranky@gmail.com>
Subject: Why empty directory for submodule not checked out?
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 23:36:58 +0800
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It's so annoying to see so many empty directories when only few of all
submodules are checked out.

So, why empty directories? Does we have to technically or other considerations?

-- 
Ping Yin