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+#include "clar_libgit2.h"
+#include "posix.h"
+#include "path.h"
+#include "submodule_helpers.h"
+#include "config/config_helpers.h"
+#include "futils.h"
+
+static git_repository *g_repo = NULL;
+
+void test_submodule_repository_init__basic(void)
+{
+ git_submodule *sm;
+ git_repository *repo;
+ git_str dot_git_content = GIT_STR_INIT;
+
+ g_repo = setup_fixture_submod2();
+
+ cl_git_pass(git_submodule_lookup(&sm, g_repo, "sm_gitmodules_only"));
+ cl_git_pass(git_submodule_init(sm, 0));
+ cl_git_pass(git_submodule_repo_init(&repo, sm, 1));
+
+ /* Verify worktree */
+ assert_config_entry_value(repo, "core.worktree", "../../../sm_gitmodules_only/");
+
+ /* Verify gitlink */
+ cl_git_pass(git_futils_readbuffer(&dot_git_content, "submod2/" "sm_gitmodules_only" "/.git"));
+ cl_assert_equal_s("gitdir: ../.git/modules/sm_gitmodules_only/", dot_git_content.ptr);
+
+ cl_assert(git_fs_path_isfile("submod2/" "sm_gitmodules_only" "/.git"));
+
+ cl_assert(git_fs_path_isdir("submod2/.git/modules"));
+ cl_assert(git_fs_path_isdir("submod2/.git/modules/" "sm_gitmodules_only"));
+ cl_assert(git_fs_path_isfile("submod2/.git/modules/" "sm_gitmodules_only" "/HEAD"));
+
+ git_submodule_free(sm);
+ git_repository_free(repo);
+ git_str_dispose(&dot_git_content);
+}