[edk2-devel] git submodule update --init --recursive

[Liming Gao]

edk2\Readme.md Submodules section gives the command to update edk2 project. 

Thanks
Liming
>-----Original Message-----
>From: devel at edk2.groups.io [mailto:devel at edk2.groups.io] On Behalf Of
>rebecca at bsdio.com
>Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 6:24 AM
>To: devel at edk2.groups.io; afish at apple.com
>Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] git submodule update --init --recursive
>
>On 2019-08-23 14:41, Andrew Fish via Groups.Io wrote:
>> I was following the instructions on how to build OVMF and my build failed. It
>looks like the reason it failed was because I did not do a `git submodule
>update --init --recursive`. It would be good if we could make how to clone the
>edk2 instructions a bit more obvious.
>
>
>I think we came to the conclusion that "--recursive" isn't needed. But
>I've found that there are cases where "--force" is required to make sure
>git checks out a submodule correctly.
>
>
>--
>Rebecca Cran
>
>
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