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+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+"""
+BitBake 'Fetch' git submodules implementation
+
+Inherits from and extends the Git fetcher to retrieve submodules of a git repository
+after cloning.
+
+SRC_URI = "gitsm://<see Git fetcher for syntax>"
+
+See the Git fetcher, git://, for usage documentation.
+
+NOTE: Switching a SRC_URI from "git://" to "gitsm://" requires a clean of your recipe.
+
+"""
+
+# Copyright (C) 2013 Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import os
+import bb
+from   bb    import data
+from   bb.fetch2.git import Git
+from   bb.fetch2 import runfetchcmd
+from   bb.fetch2 import logger
+
+class GitSM(Git):
+    def supports(self, ud, d):
+        """
+        Check to see if a given url can be fetched with git.
+        """
+        return ud.type in ['gitsm']
+
+    def uses_submodules(self, ud, d):
+        for name in ud.names:
+            try:
+                runfetchcmd("%s show %s:.gitmodules" % (ud.basecmd, ud.revisions[name]), d, quiet=True)
+                return True
+            except bb.fetch.FetchError:
+                pass
+        return False
+
+    def _set_relative_paths(self, repopath):
+        """
+        Fix submodule paths to be relative instead of absolute,
+        so that when we move the repo it doesn't break
+        (In Git 1.7.10+ this is done automatically)
+        """
+        submodules = []
+        with open(os.path.join(repopath, '.gitmodules'), 'r') as f:
+            for line in f.readlines():
+                if line.startswith('[submodule'):
+                    submodules.append(line.split('"')[1])
+
+        for module in submodules:
+            repo_conf = os.path.join(repopath, module, '.git')
+            if os.path.exists(repo_conf):
+                with open(repo_conf, 'r') as f:
+                    lines = f.readlines()
+                newpath = ''
+                for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+                    if line.startswith('gitdir:'):
+                        oldpath = line.split(': ')[-1].rstrip()
+                        if oldpath.startswith('/'):
+                            newpath = '../' * (module.count('/') + 1) + '.git/modules/' + module
+                            lines[i] = 'gitdir: %s\n' % newpath
+                            break
+                if newpath:
+                    with open(repo_conf, 'w') as f:
+                        for line in lines:
+                            f.write(line)
+
+            repo_conf2 = os.path.join(repopath, '.git', 'modules', module, 'config')
+            if os.path.exists(repo_conf2):
+                with open(repo_conf2, 'r') as f:
+                    lines = f.readlines()
+                newpath = ''
+                for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+                    if line.lstrip().startswith('worktree = '):
+                        oldpath = line.split(' = ')[-1].rstrip()
+                        if oldpath.startswith('/'):
+                            newpath = '../' * (module.count('/') + 3) + module
+                            lines[i] = '\tworktree = %s\n' % newpath
+                            break
+                if newpath:
+                    with open(repo_conf2, 'w') as f:
+                        for line in lines:
+                            f.write(line)
+
+    def update_submodules(self, ud, d):
+        # We have to convert bare -> full repo, do the submodule bit, then convert back
+        tmpclonedir = ud.clonedir + ".tmp"
+        gitdir = tmpclonedir + os.sep + ".git"
+        bb.utils.remove(tmpclonedir, True)
+        os.mkdir(tmpclonedir)
+        os.rename(ud.clonedir, gitdir)
+        runfetchcmd("sed " + gitdir + "/config -i -e 's/bare.*=.*true/bare = false/'", d)
+        os.chdir(tmpclonedir)
+        runfetchcmd(ud.basecmd + " reset --hard", d)
+        runfetchcmd(ud.basecmd + " checkout " + ud.revisions[ud.names[0]], d)
+        runfetchcmd(ud.basecmd + " submodule init", d)
+        runfetchcmd(ud.basecmd + " submodule update", d)
+        self._set_relative_paths(tmpclonedir)
+        runfetchcmd("sed " + gitdir + "/config -i -e 's/bare.*=.*false/bare = true/'", d)
+        os.rename(gitdir, ud.clonedir,)
+        bb.utils.remove(tmpclonedir, True)
+
+    def download(self, ud, d):
+        Git.download(self, ud, d)
+
+        os.chdir(ud.clonedir)
+        submodules = self.uses_submodules(ud, d)
+        if submodules:
+            self.update_submodules(ud, d)
+
+    def unpack(self, ud, destdir, d):
+        Git.unpack(self, ud, destdir, d)
+        
+        os.chdir(ud.destdir)
+        submodules = self.uses_submodules(ud, d)
+        if submodules:
+            runfetchcmd("cp -r " + ud.clonedir + "/modules " + ud.destdir + "/.git/", d)
+            runfetchcmd(ud.basecmd + " submodule init", d)
+            runfetchcmd(ud.basecmd + " submodule update", d)
+