From ca3fdbe2232ceb2441dedbec1b685466af95e73b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastian Thiel Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:46:21 +0100 Subject: submodule.update: now forcing the checkout - see in-code comments --- lib/git/objects/submodule/base.py | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'lib/git') diff --git a/lib/git/objects/submodule/base.py b/lib/git/objects/submodule/base.py index 7cc47e4b..e9493820 100644 --- a/lib/git/objects/submodule/base.py +++ b/lib/git/objects/submodule/base.py @@ -387,7 +387,11 @@ class Submodule(util.IndexObject, Iterable, Traversable): # update the working tree if mrepo.head.commit.binsha != binsha: if is_detached: - mrepo.git.checkout(hexsha) + # NOTE: for now we force, the user is no supposed to change detached + # submodules anyway. Maybe at some point this becomes an option, to + # properly handle user modifications - see below for future options + # regarding rebase and merge. + mrepo.git.checkout(hexsha, force=True) else: # TODO: allow to specify a rebase, merge, or reset # TODO: Warn if the hexsha forces the tracking branch off the remote -- cgit v1.2.1