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Subject: Re: Relative submodule URLs vs. clone URL DWIMming
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Johan Herland <johan@herland.net> writes:

> $ git clone /repo/foo bar
> $ grep -B1 url bar/.git/config
> [remote "origin"]
>         url = /repo/foo/.git
>
> vs.
>
> $ git clone file:///repo/foo bar
> $ grep -B1 url bar/.git/config
> [remote "origin"]
>         file:///home/johan/git/foo
>
> Hmm?

If you mean "the latter lacks 'url =' and is broken", and if that is what
happens, then it needs to be fixed.  But otherwise, I do not personally
find these differences interesting.

But that does not mean I'd veto if somebody else cares deeply enough and
comes up with a clean solution.