git config_error ai_generated true

fatal: Path '<submodule-path>' does not point to a valid commit: <hash>

ID: git/submodule-commit-not-found

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82%Fix Rate
87%Confidence
1Evidence
2024-05-12First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
git 2.40.1 active — — —
git 2.41.0 active — — —
git 2.42.2 active — — —

Root Cause

A submodule reference points to a commit hash that does not exist in the submodule's repository, often due to force-pushing or rebasing in the submodule without updating the parent.

generic

中文

子模块引用指向了一个在子模块仓库中不存在的提交哈希，通常是由于在子模块中进行了强制推送或变基而没有更新父仓库。

Official Documentation

https://git-scm.com/docs/git-submodule

Workarounds

  1. 85% success Update the submodule reference to a valid commit: 'cd <submodule-path> && git fetch origin && git checkout <valid-hash>', then commit the change in the parent repo 
    Update the submodule reference to a valid commit: 'cd <submodule-path> && git fetch origin && git checkout <valid-hash>', then commit the change in the parent repo
  2. 78% success If the missing commit is from a force-push, ask the submodule maintainer to restore it, or update the parent to point to a different commit using 'git submodule set-url' and 'git add' 
    If the missing commit is from a force-push, ask the submodule maintainer to restore it, or update the parent to point to a different commit using 'git submodule set-url' and 'git add'

中文步骤

  1. Update the submodule reference to a valid commit: 'cd <submodule-path> && git fetch origin && git checkout <valid-hash>', then commit the change in the parent repo
  2. If the missing commit is from a force-push, ask the submodule maintainer to restore it, or update the parent to point to a different commit using 'git submodule set-url' and 'git add'

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 60% fail

    This updates to the latest remote commit, not the missing hash; it changes the submodule version and may break compatibility with the parent project.

  2. 50% fail

    Re-adding the submodule requires the same commit hash; if the hash is missing from the remote, the error persists.