[JENKINS-14083] Build can't recover from broken submodule path

If a build gets pushed that has a broken submodule path then fixing the submodule path doesn't allow the build to start working again as the first thing the plugin tries todo is fetch changes which doesn't work.

If there are submodules the plugin should fetch changes in the toplevel git project, then sync the submodule URLs, then fetch changes from the submodule URLs.

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Originally reported by buckett, imported from: Build can't recover from broken submodule path

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 1
  
• watchers: 4
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

If a build gets pushed that has a broken submodule path then fixing the submodule path doesn't allow the build to start working again as the first thing the plugin tries todo is fetch changes which doesn't work.


If there are submodules the plugin should fetch changes in the toplevel git project, then sync the submodule URLs, then fetch changes from the submodule URLs.