From: Bagas Sanjaya Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:23:16 GMT Subject: Re: Feature Request: Submodule Warning When Cloning Repos Message-ID: <3ff1426a-73a4-731e-3b6f-269d9a900019@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: On 16/09/21 23.59, Geoffrey Knopf wrote: > Problem: > Easy to forget to clone submodules. > > Existing Solutions: > Always clone repos that have submodules with the "--recurse-submodules" option. > Manually look inside the git ".submodules" file to see if there are any submodules and initialize and update them. > > Request: > When performing a clone, warn the user if there are any submodules that have not been cloned. > Recommend that the user try the "--recurse-submodules" option next time or initialize and update the submodules. > I don't think warning should be granted in this case. Maybe better as note? From what you wrote above, did you mean print the message when cloning any repo with submodules? -- An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara