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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index e630f0c730..9b25a508e6 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -1503,16 +1503,17 @@ static void deinit_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
struct strbuf sb_rm = STRBUF_INIT;
const char *format;
- /*
- * protect submodules containing a .git directory
- * NEEDSWORK: instead of dying, automatically call
- * absorbgitdirs and (possibly) warn.
- */
- if (is_directory(sub_git_dir))
- die(_("Submodule work tree '%s' contains a .git "
- "directory (use 'rm -rf' if you really want "
- "to remove it including all of its history)"),
- displaypath);
+ if (is_directory(sub_git_dir)) {
+ if (!(flags & OPT_QUIET))
+ warning(_("Submodule work tree '%s' contains a .git "
+ "directory. This will be replaced with a "
+ ".git file by using absorbgitdirs."),
+ displaypath);
+
+ absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(path,
+ ABSORB_GITDIR_RECURSE_SUBMODULES);
+
+ }
if (!(flags & OPT_FORCE)) {
struct child_process cp_rm = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;