Using Git Submodule in Gitlab CI

✍ Last Updated : December 19, 2022

🚪 Prequisite Knowledge (Optional)

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1. [Git Submodule](Git Submodule 44959cb161e24131ab89e18e5f89eb12.md)
2. Gitlab CI Variables

❓ Key Question / Problem / Issue

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Gitlab CI doesn’t synchronize Registered Git Submodule of a project resulting in jobs failure

✅ Expected Output/Definition of Done

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Gitlab CI Synchronize Git Submodule before executing job process

🎁 Resulting Solution

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Using Git submodules with GitLab CI/CD | GitLab

1. for submodule located in same gitlab server change it’s path to relative path
2. set GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY variable to either normal or recursive