git runtime_error ai_generated partial

fatal: Failed to recurse into submodule path 'subdir/submodule'

ID: git/submodule-checkout-failed

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80%Fix Rate
88%Confidence
1Evidence
2023-11-20First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
2.39.0 active — — —
2.40.0 active — — —
2.41.0 active — — —

Root Cause

Git cannot checkout or update a submodule due to issues such as missing submodule URL, network failure, or local changes in the submodule.

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中文

Git无法检出或更新子模块，原因包括子模块URL缺失、网络故障或子模块中存在本地更改。

Official Documentation

https://git-scm.com/docs/git-submodule#Documentation/git-submodule.txt---recurse-submodules

Workarounds

  1. 85% success Check the submodule URL in .gitmodules and verify network access: 'git config --file .gitmodules submodule.subdir/submodule.url'. Then run 'git submodule sync' and 'git submodule update --init --recursive'. 
    Check the submodule URL in .gitmodules and verify network access: 'git config --file .gitmodules submodule.subdir/submodule.url'. Then run 'git submodule sync' and 'git submodule update --init --recursive'.
  2. 90% success If the submodule has local changes, stash or commit them first: 'cd subdir/submodule && git stash && cd ../.. && git submodule update --init --recursive'. 
    If the submodule has local changes, stash or commit them first: 'cd subdir/submodule && git stash && cd ../.. && git submodule update --init --recursive'.

中文步骤

  1. 检查.gitmodules中的子模块URL并验证网络访问：'git config --file .gitmodules submodule.subdir/submodule.url'。然后运行'git submodule sync'和'git submodule update --init --recursive'。
  2. 如果子模块有本地更改，先暂存或提交：'cd subdir/submodule && git stash && cd ../.. && git submodule update --init --recursive'。

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Running 'git submodule update --init --recursive' multiple times without checking the submodule URL. 70% fail

    If the submodule URL is wrong or inaccessible, repeating the command won't fix the underlying issue.

  2. Deleting the submodule directory and re-running 'git submodule update'. 40% fail

    This may work if the submodule was corrupted, but it doesn't address URL or network issues.

  3. Manually editing .gitmodules without understanding the submodule dependency. 60% fail

    Incorrect changes to .gitmodules can break the submodule setup further.