744388 – git-r3.eclass - Add support to disable the recursive submodules fetching

Bug 744388 - git-r3.eclass - Add support to disable the recursive submodules fetching

Summary: git-r3.eclass - Add support to disable the recursive submodules fetching

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Eclasses (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2020-09-23 19:24 UTC by Alexander Weber
Modified:	2020-09-24 04:34 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Alexander Weber 2020-09-23 19:24:19 UTC

In some cases only the main git repo is required to build the package, without the submodules. For example if the submodules points to 3rd-party libs used in software, but the ebuild should use the libs installed already in system.

My proposal is to implement additional variable GIT_SUBMODULE_FETCH that is default true but can be changed to false in ebuild.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis 2020-09-24 00:31:04 UTC

Simply set EGIT_SUBMODULES=() in ebuild...

Comment 2 Alexander Weber 2020-09-24 04:34:27 UTC

Thank you for the hint! Did not found EGIT_SUBMODULES the parameter byself in documentation. Setting the parameter does work for me, so this request can be closed.