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If --cached parameter is used, .gitmodules entry won't be removed.
Instead, we need to manually remove .gitmodules entry.

Change-Id: I33c2d5f609f16624686e1081678de4c0334cae4d
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/5160447
Reviewed-by: Alexander Cooper <alcooper@chromium.org>
Auto-Submit: Josip Sokcevic <sokcevic@chromium.org>
Commit-Queue: Alexander Cooper <alcooper@chromium.org>
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Josip Sokcevic
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## Deleting dependencies
gclient doesn't provide a way to delete dependencies. You can delete dependency
by manually editing DEPS file. If git submodules are used, you will also need to
remove it from git:
by manually editing DEPS file and running the following to update git
submodules:
```
git rm --cache {dependency}
export DEPENDENCY={dependency}
git rm --cached "$DEPENDENCY"
git config -f .gitmodules --remove-section "submodule.$DEPENDENCY"
git add .gitmodules
```
or using the example from the previous section:
Using the example from the previous section:
```
git rm --cache third_party/boringssl/src
export DEPENDENCY=third_party/boringssl/src
git rm --cached "$DEPENDENCY"
git config -f .gitmodules --remove-section "submodule.$DEPENDENCY"
git add .gitmodules
```
Once git-rm is executed, you can proceed with committing your change. You should
see change in DEPS, .gitmodule and {dependency}.
Once the commands are executed, you can proceed with committing your change. You
should see change in DEPS, .gitmodule and {dependency}.
## Regenerating git submodules