erepo: add comment explaining that old relative paths are restored (i…

…terative#2756)
tizoc · Feb 26, 2020 · 565e4a5 · 565e4a5
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diff --git a/dvc/external_repo.py b/dvc/external_repo.py
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ def _fix_upstream(self):
             src_repo.close()
 
     def _fix_local_remote(self, src_repo, remote_name):
+        # If a remote URL is relative to the source repo,
+        # it will have changed upon config load and made
+        # relative to this new repo. Restore the old one here.
         new_remote = self.config["remote"][remote_name]
         old_remote = src_repo.config["remote"][remote_name]
         if new_remote["url"] != old_remote["url"]: