test_alternate_is_used super-clone/.git/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates super-clone/sub
'
+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 &&
+ (
+ cd super-clone &&
+ # test superproject has alternates setup correctly
+ test_alternate_is_used .git/objects/info/alternates . &&
+ # test submodule has correct setup
+ test_alternate_is_used .git/modules/sub/objects/info/alternates sub
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'missing submodule alternate fails clone and submodule update' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf super-clone" &&
+ git clone super super2 &&
+ test_must_fail git clone --recursive --reference super2 super2 super-clone &&
+ (
+ cd super-clone &&
+ # test superproject has alternates setup correctly
+ test_alternate_is_used .git/objects/info/alternates . &&
+ # 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_expect_success 'ignoring missing submodule alternates passes clone and submodule update' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf super-clone" &&
+ git clone --reference-if-able super2 --recursive super2 super-clone &&
+ (
+ cd super-clone &&
+ # test superproject has alternates setup correctly
+ test_alternate_is_used .git/objects/info/alternates . &&
+ # 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_file sub/file1
+ )
+'
+
test_done