Unable to git stage submodule updates

[brucejo75]

Type: Bug

1. in main git repo: add a submodule
2. in submodule: make changes to a file
3. in submodule: push changes to origin for clean repo
4. in main git repo: notice that you now have a change to the submodule folder.
5. In VSCode: attempt to stage the changed submodule folder.
   Result: nothing

Found these lines in the gitlog:

2024-04-26 18:50:35.399 [info] > git ls-tree -l index -- /home/brucejo/clones/@merislive/configl/clones/configshared [17ms]
2024-04-26 18:50:35.399 [info] fatal: Not a valid object name index

VS Code version: Code 1.88.1 (e170252, 2024-04-10T17:41:02.734Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.146.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.146.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 x 3411)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: unavailable_off raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: unavailable_off vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: unavailable_off webgpu: enabled
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	15.71GB (2.97GB free)
Process Argv	--folder-uri vscode-remote://wsl%2Bubuntu/home/brucejo/clones/%40merislive/configl --crash-reporter-id be1b5572-5620-43a3-af3d-48a0cb28340b
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Item	Value
Remote	WSL: Ubuntu
OS	Linux x64 5.15.146.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 x 3411)
Memory (System)	7.76GB (5.33GB free)
VM	0%

Item	Value
Remote	WSL: Ubuntu
OS	Linux x64 5.15.146.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 x 3411)
Memory (System)	7.76GB (5.33GB free)
VM	0%

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[lszomoru]

in main git repo: notice that you now have a change to the submodule folder.

VS Code renders the contents of the "Source Control" view by running git status and parsing the output. What happens if you run git status in the main repository? Does the submodule folder appears in the output as modified?

[brucejo75]

@lszomoru,
Yes.
That is my workaround...

$ git status
"... shows that the submodule is changed and instructs me to "add" it..."
$ git add submodule

Then I go back to VSCode to add the comment and commit.

PS: you can probably tell by the System Info, I am using this remote to WSL 2. (if that gives any clues)