status shows (new commits) in default directory, but not in repo

Question

So I have a directory called Codebase as my default git directory. Within it I have 2 folder for Java and Python.

The directory structure is like this:

Codebase (default git dir)
---- .git
---- .metadata
---- Java
-------- .metadata
-------- Proj1 (git init here)
-------- Proj2 (git init here)
---- Python
-------- Proj1 (git init here)
-------- Proj2 (git init here)

See the following pic to see the problem I'm facing:

git status

As you can see, git status in Codebase shows that I have new commits and changes (in other files), but git status within the project directory shows no changes. This is the same for all other files too. I have no actual changes yet the files appear here.

What's going on?

Could it be a problem with line endings? I have had "git add ." fail with no messages. As I recall, it was a line endings issue. — Number8, Jul 25 '13 at 17:03
@KaranGoel like this: http://stackoverflow.com/a/17628353/6309 — VonC, Jul 26 '13 at 05:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

0

I have seen that kind of status when:

Python\Project is actually a root folder of a submodule
That submodule has been updated to a newer SHA1 than the one recorder by the special entry in the index.

Check if you have a Codebase/.gitmodules file, and a Codebase/.git/modules/xxx, which would confirm the submodule presence.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

Community

1
1

answered Jul 25 '13 at 15:03

VonC

1,262,500
529
4,410
5,250

No `Codebase/.gitmodules` file aor a `Codebase/.git/modules/xxx`. – KGo Jul 26 '13 at 04:13

status shows (new commits) in default directory, but not in repo

1 Answers1