1 files changed, 22 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/t/t7408-submodule-reference.sh b/t/t7408-submodule-reference.sh
index e159fc5035..a3892f494b 100755
--- a/t/t7408-submodule-reference.sh
+++ b/t/t7408-submodule-reference.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add --reference uses alternates' '
 	test_alternate_is_used super/.git/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates super/sub
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'submodule add --reference with --dissociate does not use alternates' '
+	(
+		cd super &&
+		git submodule add --reference ../B --dissociate "file://$base_dir/A" sub-dissociate &&
+		git commit -m B-super-added &&
+		git repack -ad
+	) &&
+	test_path_is_missing super/.git/modules/sub-dissociate/objects/info/alternates
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'that reference gets used with add' '
 	(
 		cd super/sub &&
@@ -82,6 +92,13 @@ test_expect_success 'updating superproject keeps alternates' '
 	test_alternate_is_used super-clone/.git/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates super-clone/sub
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'updating superproject with --dissociate does not keep alternates' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf super-clone" &&
+	git clone super super-clone &&
+	git -C super-clone submodule update --init --reference ../B --dissociate &&
+	test_path_is_missing super-clone/.git/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'submodules use alternates when cloning a superproject' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf super-clone" &&
 	git clone --reference super --recursive super super-clone &&
@@ -105,8 +122,8 @@ test_expect_success 'missing submodule alternate fails clone and submodule updat
 		# update of the submodule succeeds
 		test_must_fail git submodule update --init &&
 		# and we have no alternates:
-		test_must_fail test_alternate_is_used .git/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates sub &&
-		test_must_fail test_path_is_file sub/file1
+		test_path_is_missing .git/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates &&
+		test_path_is_missing sub/file1
 	)
 '
 
@@ -120,7 +137,7 @@ test_expect_success 'ignoring missing submodule alternates passes clone and subm
 		# update of the submodule succeeds
 		git submodule update --init &&
 		# and we have no alternates:
-		test_must_fail test_alternate_is_used .git/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates sub &&
+		test_path_is_missing .git/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates &&
 		test_path_is_file sub/file1
 	)
 '
@@ -131,7 +148,7 @@ test_expect_success 'preparing second superproject with a nested submodule plus
 		cd supersuper &&
 		echo "I am super super." >file &&
 		git add file &&
-		git commit -m B-super-super-initial
+		git commit -m B-super-super-initial &&
 		git submodule add "file://$base_dir/super" subwithsub &&
 		git commit -m B-super-super-added &&
 		git submodule update --init --recursive &&
@@ -165,7 +182,7 @@ check_that_two_of_three_alternates_are_used() {
 	# immediate submodule has alternate:
 	test_alternate_is_used .git/modules/subwithsub/objects/info/alternates subwithsub &&
 	# but nested submodule has no alternate:
-	test_must_fail test_alternate_is_used .git/modules/subwithsub/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates subwithsub/sub
+	test_path_is_missing .git/modules/subwithsub/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates
 }