update README and improve me2flexi

README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Git-fleximod is a Python-based tool that extends Git's submodule and sparse chec
     Basic Usage:
         git fleximod <command> [options]
     Available Commands:
-        checkout: Checkout submodules according to git submodule hash configuration.
         status: Display the status of submodules.
         update: Update submodules to the tag indicated in .gitmodules variable fxtag.
         test: Make sure that fxtags and submodule hashes are consistant,
@@ -55,9 +54,9 @@ Git-fleximod is a Python-based tool that extends Git's submodule and sparse chec
 
 Here are some common usage examples:
 
-Checkout submodules, including optional ones:
+Update all submodules, including optional ones:
 ```bash
-  git fleximod checkout --optional
+  git fleximod update --optional
 ```
 
 Updating a specific submodule to the fxtag indicated in .gitmodules:

git_fleximod/git_fleximod.py

@@ -132,8 +132,9 @@ def submodule_sparse_checkout(
             shutil.copy(sparsefile, gitsparse)
 
     # Finally checkout the repo
-    sprepo_git.git_operation("fetch", "--depth=1", "origin", "--tags")
+    sprepo_git.git_operation("fetch", "origin", "--tags")
     sprepo_git.git_operation("checkout", tag)
+
     print(f"Successfully checked out {name:>20} at {tag}")
     rgit.config_set_value(f'submodule "{name}"',"active","true")
     rgit.config_set_value(f'submodule "{name}"',"url",url)
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ def submodules_status(gitmodules, root_dir):
                 ahash = git.git_operation("status").partition("\n")[0].split()[-1]
                 if tag and atag == tag:
                     print(f"  {name:>20} at tag {tag}")
-                elif tag and ahash == tag:
+                elif tag and ahash[:len(tag)] == tag:
                     print(f"  {name:>20} at hash {ahash}")
                 elif tag:
                     print(f"s {name:>20} {atag} {ahash} is out of sync with .gitmodules {tag}")

git_fleximod/metoflexi.py

@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ def translate_single_repo(self, section, tag, url, path, efile, hash_, sparse, p
                     ngit = GitInterface(newpath, logger)
                     ngit.git_operation("checkout", tag)
 
-        if (newpath / ".gitignore").exists():
-            logger.info("Moving .gitignore file in {}".format(newpath))
-            (newpath / ".gitignore").rename((newpath / "save.gitignore"))
+#        if (newpath / ".gitignore").exists():
+#            logger.info("Moving .gitignore file in {}".format(newpath))
+#            (newpath / ".gitignore").rename((newpath / "save.gitignore"))
 
         if hash_:
             self.git.git_operation("clone", url, path)