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

[Andrew Fish via Groups.Io]

Mike,

I hit it when I was testing an OVMF build. It looks like the OVMF instructions reference the generic getting started guide that omits the submodule update command. 

Thanks,

Andrew Fish

> On Aug 26, 2019, at 3:11 PM, Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney at intel.com> wrote:
> 
> Andrew,
>
> I agree the documentation for this should be in the same section as the clone requirements.
>
> This operation is not always required.  Right now, if a platform does not use OpenSSL in CryptoPkg, then the submodule operation can be skipped.
>
> The documentation should let the developer know when it is required.
>
> Mike
>   <>
> From: devel at edk2.groups.io <mailto:devel at edk2.groups.io> [mailto:devel at edk2.groups.io <mailto:devel at edk2.groups.io>] On Behalf Of Andrew Fish via Groups.Io
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 2:59 PM
> To: Gao, Liming <liming.gao at intel.com <mailto:liming.gao at intel.com>>
> Cc: devel at edk2.groups.io <mailto:devel at edk2.groups.io>; rebecca at bsdio.com <mailto:rebecca at bsdio.com>
> Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] git submodule update --init --recursive
>
> Liming,
>
> I see the usage of Submodules is documented at the end of the Readme.md. I would not think of going to a Submodules section to figure out how to get started or clone the repo. 
>
> I did not think of reading the full  Readme.md as most of it is about "How to Contribute to" not how to use the repo. 
>
> From TianoCore.org <http://tianocore.org/> I followed this path:
> https://www.tianocore.org/getting-started.html <https://www.tianocore.org/getting-started.html>
> https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/Getting-Started-with-EDK-II <https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/Getting-Started-with-EDK-II>
>
> https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/Windows-systems <https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/Windows-systems>
> or
> https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/Common-instructions-for-Unix <https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/Common-instructions-for-Unix>
>
>
> The git clone instructions don't include the "git submodule update --init" instructions and the OVMF build failed. 
>
> bash$ mkdir ~/src
> bash$ cd ~/src
> bash$ git clone https://github.com/tianocore/edk2 <https://github.com/tianocore/edk2>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew Fish
> 
> 
> On Aug 25, 2019, at 8:54 PM, Gao, Liming <liming.gao at intel.com <mailto:liming.gao at intel.com>> wrote:
>
> 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> [mailto:devel at edk2.groups.io <mailto:devel at edk2.groups.io>] On Behalf Of
> rebecca at bsdio.com <mailto:rebecca at bsdio.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 6:24 AM
> To: devel at edk2.groups.io <mailto:devel at edk2.groups.io>; afish at apple.com <mailto: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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