Got a new Mac and decided to get ansible from github vs copying it from my old Mac.
$ git --version
git version 2.8.2
$ git clone https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git
$ git submodule update --init --recursive
$ cd ansible/lib/ansible/modules/core
$ git remote -v
origin https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core (fetch)
origin https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core (push)
$ git status
HEAD detached from 9db1233
nothing to commit, working directory clean
Why is HEAD detached?
$ cd …/extras/
$ git remote -v
origin https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras (fetch)
origin https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras (push)
$ git status
HEAD detached at 675d778
nothing to commit, working directory clean
Same problem with extras, HEAD is detached?
I thought the “git submodule update --init --recursive” would keep core and extra updated?
in ansible/modules/extras
$ git pull origin devel
From https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras
- branch devel → FETCH_HEAD
Updating 675d778…77eee2b
Fast-forward
.travis.yml | 2 ±
cloud/amazon/GUIDELINES.md | 5 +
cloud/cloudstack/cs_template.py | 17 ++
cloud/vmware/vmware_datacenter.py | 2 +
messaging/rabbitmq_user.py | 2 ±
monitoring/monit.py | 5 ±
network/f5/bigip_monitor_http.py | 15 ±
network/f5/bigip_monitor_tcp.py | 17 ±
network/f5/bigip_node.py | 17 ±
network/f5/bigip_pool.py | 15 ±
network/f5/bigip_pool_member.py | 18 ±
network/f5/bigip_virtual_server.py | 16 ±
notification/hipchat.py | 5 ±
packaging/language/maven_artifact.py | 8 ±
packaging/os/homebrew_cask.py | 42 ++±
packaging/os/zypper.py | 425 ++++++++++++++++++±---------------
16 files changed, 396 insertions(+), 215 deletions(-)
I’ve used How can I reconcile detached HEAD with master/origin? to fix up the “HEAD detached” but why does clean clone from github put things into “HEAD detached” state?
Why doesn’t the “git submodule update --init --recursive” keep the modules up today?
I’m guessing the “HEAD detached” might be the reason “git submodule update --init --recursive” doesn’t keep the modules up today.
For many months I thought I’ve been keeping my local repository tracking github with this series of commands:
$ git pull --rebase
$ git submodule update --recursive --init
Is that still the best way to track devel branch on github?
I’ll admit I’m a git newbie so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.