[Bug 1317154] [NEW] autocompletion for 'git submodule' commands is broken

[Phil Hord]

Public bug reported:

Autocompletion in bash for subomdules works by completing simple file
paths.

    $ git clone https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit && cd gerrit
    $ git submodule init plugins/<TAB><TAB>
    commit-message-length-validator/ README                           reviewnotes/                     
    helloworld/                      replication/  

In zsh the completion tries to be clever and list the submodule names
only.  But it collects too much information and tries to complete
submodule name + commit description.  So, I expect this:

    % git submodule init plugins/<TAB>
    plugins/commit-message-length-validator plugins/reviewnotes
    plugins/replication

Instead I get this:

    % git submodule init plugins/<TAB>
    plugins/commit-message-length-validator\ \(v1.0-rc1-9-g545000b\)  plugins/reviewnotes\ \(v1.0-rc1-8-ge984300\)
    plugins/replication\ \(v1.1-rc0-13-g4c3f4c9\)   

If I use --noglobalrcs I get the bash-style simple pathname behavior:

    $ zsh --noglobalrcs
    % git submodule init plugins/<TAB>
    commit-message-length-validator/  README                            reviewnotes/                      
    helloworld/                       replication/            

I believe this bug is new in 14.04.  I did not see it until I updated from 13.10 to 14.04.
I tried different versions of git (going back to 1.7.6) and the bug persisted.  I did not try different versions of zsh.

$ lsb_release -rd   
Description:	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release:	14.04

$ apt-cache policy zsh  
zsh:
  Installed: 5.0.2-3ubuntu6
  Candidate: 5.0.2-3ubuntu6
  Version table:
 *** 5.0.2-3ubuntu6 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ apt-cache policy git
git:
  Installed: 1:1.9.1-1
  Candidate: 1:1.9.1-1
  Version table:
 *** 1:1.9.1-1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: zsh (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  autocompletion for 'git submodule' commands is broken

Status in “zsh” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Autocompletion in bash for subomdules works by completing simple file
  paths.

      $ git clone https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit && cd gerrit
      $ git submodule init plugins/<TAB><TAB>
      commit-message-length-validator/ README                           reviewnotes/                     
      helloworld/                      replication/  

  In zsh the completion tries to be clever and list the submodule names
  only.  But it collects too much information and tries to complete
  submodule name + commit description.  So, I expect this:

      % git submodule init plugins/<TAB>
      plugins/commit-message-length-validator plugins/reviewnotes
      plugins/replication

  Instead I get this:

      % git submodule init plugins/<TAB>
      plugins/commit-message-length-validator\ \(v1.0-rc1-9-g545000b\)  plugins/reviewnotes\ \(v1.0-rc1-8-ge984300\)
      plugins/replication\ \(v1.1-rc0-13-g4c3f4c9\)   

  If I use --noglobalrcs I get the bash-style simple pathname behavior:

      $ zsh --noglobalrcs
      % git submodule init plugins/<TAB>
      commit-message-length-validator/  README                            reviewnotes/                      
      helloworld/                       replication/            

  I believe this bug is new in 14.04.  I did not see it until I updated from 13.10 to 14.04.
  I tried different versions of git (going back to 1.7.6) and the bug persisted.  I did not try different versions of zsh.

  $ lsb_release -rd   
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  Release:	14.04

  $ apt-cache policy zsh  
  zsh:
    Installed: 5.0.2-3ubuntu6
    Candidate: 5.0.2-3ubuntu6
    Version table:
   *** 5.0.2-3ubuntu6 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  $ apt-cache policy git
  git:
    Installed: 1:1.9.1-1
    Candidate: 1:1.9.1-1
    Version table:
   *** 1:1.9.1-1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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