gitkraken
Commit graph for subrepository not always opening in "Source Control" tab
Description
This is a sporadic error, but happens every once in a while.
The setup
- I have a git repository, A, with a submodule, B, nested in a folder.
- I am paying for GitLens
The bug When I have a subrepo in my main repo (e.g. B in A), GitLens gives me two separate overviews of changes, stages, commits, etc. For each of these, there is a little "git tree" icon ("Show Commit Graph") that I can click to open a Commit Graph. This works 80% of the time.
However, sometimes, when I click the "Show Commit Graph" button on subrepo B, it just opens the commit graph visualization for the main/parent repo, A.
Severity Given that subrepos are an integral part of our codebase, this is a breaking bug.
Pattern of occurrence There seems to be no clear pattern for when or why this happens, unfortunately.
GitLens Version
17.4.1
VS Code Version
No response
Git Version
git version 2.45.1.windows.1
Logs, Screenshots, Screen Captures, etc
There are also cases where the submodule is not even registering as a subrepo with its own commit graph, as seen here in Cursor:
I also have this issue. I think this happens when path property in .gitmodules contains forward slashes /.
I.e. this configuration works:
[submodule "my-submodule"]
path = sumbodule_path
url = path/to/repo.git
and this is broken:
[submodule "my-submodule"]
path = path/to/sumbodule
url = path/to/repo.git
GitLens extension version: 17.4.1
VSCode versoin:
Version: 1.103.2 (system setup)
Commit: 6f17636121051a53c88d3e605c491d22af2ba755
Date: 2025-08-20T16:45:34.255Z
Electron: 37.2.3
ElectronBuildId: 12035395
Chromium: 138.0.7204.100
Node.js: 22.17.0
V8: 13.8.500258-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
UPD: Now randomly started working... 🤷♂️
