Here is how to replicate the problem: Setup remote repositories, e.g. in bitbucket: For superproject: https://[email protected]/anton/mysuperproject.git For submodule: https://[email protected]/anton/mysubmodule.git
Setup local repository for superproject: git init mysuperproject cd mysuperproject echo "This is the parent project" > README git add README git commit -m "add README" git remote add origin https://[email protected]/anton/mysuperproject.git git push --all -u origin Setup local repository for submodule with branch "develop": cd .. git init mysubmodule cd mysubmodule echo "This is the submodule" > README git add README git commit -m "add README" git branch develop master git remote add origin https://[email protected]/anton/mysubmodule.git git push --all -u origin Now, go to superproject and add submodule with options --branch and --depth: cd ../mysuperproject git submodule add --branch develop --depth 1 https://[email protected]/anton/mysubmodule.git mysubmodule Output: Cloning into 'mysubmodule'... Password for 'https://[email protected]': remote: Counting objects: 3, done. remote: Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) Unpacking objects: 100% (3/3), done. Checking connectivity... done. fatal: Cannot update paths and switch to branch 'develop' at the same time. Did you intend to checkout 'origin/develop' which can not be resolved as commit? Unable to checkout submodule 'mysubmodule' Btw, git version: git version 2.5.0.windows.1 Best regards, anton On Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 2:36:07 PM UTC+7, Anton Akhiar wrote: > > > Hi, > > I am trying to add a submodule with option --branch and --depth together, > and failed. However, there is no problem if only one of them is applied. > > So, this worked: > git submodule add --branch develop > https://[email protected]/anton/mysubmodule.git > > This is also worked: > git submodule add --depth 1 > https://[email protected]/anton/mysubmodule.git > > But this won't worked: > git submodule add --branch develop --depth 1 > https://[email protected]/anton/mysubmodule.git > > Output: > Cloning into 'mysubmodule'... > Password for 'https://[email protected]': > remote: Counting objects: 3, done. > remote: Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) > Unpacking objects: 100% (3/3), done. > Checking connectivity... done. > fatal: Cannot update paths and switch to branch 'develop' at the same time. > Did you intend to checkout 'origin/develop' which can not be resolved as > commit? > Unable to checkout submodule 'mysubmodule' > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
