Xtian Simon <[email protected]> writes: > I'm getting this rather coo-coo error when using the Vim package manager > [Vundle][1]'s :PluginUpdate command. If you're not familiar with Vundle, it > lets you update your Vim plugin git packages. > > I've narrowed the problem down to the `submodule update` operation. Sure > enough, if I use the same command from Bash, I get the same error: > > $ pwd > /home/mastershake/xtian/.vim/bundle/closetag.vim > $ ls -al > total 20K > drwxr-xr-x 4 xtian xtian 4.0K Apr 11 2015 . > drwxr-xr-x 24 xtian xtian 4.0K Oct 24 2015 .. > drwxr-xr-x 8 xtian xtian 4.0K Oct 31 09:05 .git > drwxr-xr-x 2 xtian xtian 4.0K Apr 11 2015 plugin > -rw-r--r-- 1 xtian xtian 1.5K Apr 11 2015 README > $ git submodule update --init --recursive > fatal: /home/mastershake/xtian/Documents.x/Employment.d/Jobs.d: > '/home/mastershake/xtian/Documents.x/Employment.d/Jobs.d' is outside > repository > > What's more, any directory (with a git repo) where I perform this same > operation I get the same error. I say it's coo-coo, because the error has > nothing to do with any individual `.git` repo itself. > > I'm running ArchLinux. I've not done anything custom. I've just updated as > per usual. > > What's git doing, and how do I fix it?
I've used Vundle extensively and never bumped into this particular issue. I notice you don't have a .gitmodules file in the folder in question. So, maybe you'll find the reason for the oddity if you first locate the .gitmodules file that produces that error? /M -- Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0x927912051716CE39 email: [email protected] jabber: [email protected] twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered. — Lyndon Johnson -- 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.
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