submodule--helper: set alternateLocation for cloned submodules

index 4beeda5..92fd676 100644
@@ -498,9 +498,9 @@ static int add_possible_reference_from_superproject(
 
 	/*
 	 * If the alternate object store is another repository, try the
-	 * standard layout with .git/modules/<name>/objects
+	 * standard layout with .git/(modules/<name>)+/objects
 	 */
-	if (ends_with(alt->path, ".git/objects")) {
+	if (ends_with(alt->path, "/objects")) {
 		char *sm_alternate;
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 		struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;

@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ static int module_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct strbuf rel_path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct string_list reference = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	char *sm_alternate = NULL, *error_strategy = NULL;
 
 	struct option module_clone_options[] = {
 		OPT_STRING(0, "prefix", &prefix,

@@ -672,6 +673,20 @@ static int module_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		die(_("could not get submodule directory for '%s'"), path);
 	git_config_set_in_file(p, "core.worktree",
 			       relative_path(path, sm_gitdir, &rel_path));
+
+	/* setup alternateLocation and alternateErrorStrategy in the cloned submodule if needed */
+	git_config_get_string("submodule.alternateLocation", &sm_alternate);
+	if (sm_alternate)
+		git_config_set_in_file(p, "submodule.alternateLocation",
+					   sm_alternate);
+	git_config_get_string("submodule.alternateErrorStrategy", &error_strategy);
+	if (error_strategy)
+		git_config_set_in_file(p, "submodule.alternateErrorStrategy",
+					   error_strategy);
+
+	free(sm_alternate);
+	free(error_strategy);
+
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 	strbuf_release(&rel_path);
 	free(sm_gitdir);