git-submodule-rewrite requires submodules checked out

[qznc]

If I just git-clone + git-submodule-rewrite without git submodule update --init, then the script fails with "fatal: No such section!".

[jeremysears]

So you have run git clone <remote> rather than git clone --recursive <remote> on the parent repo? How would you like this to be handled? Would you like to see additional validation w/ a more descriptive failure message, or are you thinking that the script should clone the submodules?

[qznc]

Well, ideally just do the right thing and make everything work magically. 😄

I'm not sure if just running git submodule update --init --recursive at the start is fine or might lose data?

At least, it should show a more helpful error message.

[jeremysears]

Not sure why this got closed. That change isn't related. Re-opening.

[jeremysears]

Fixed in the requested "make everything work magically" manner, in change b053efe.