Include a GitHub submodule automatically in download

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I have a GitHub repository and use another project as a submodule. This submodule is also in .gitmodules, the code below:

[submodule "inc/tha"]
    path = inc/tha
    url = git://github.com/zamoose/themehookalliance.git

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How is it possible to download my GitHub repository, including the submodule files?

VonC · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-18 08:58:04Z

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This (include the submodule with a GitHub zip or tarball download: the Nodeload service) isn't currently supported, as mentioned in this thread.

This script revision would make the zip itself from a GitHub repo, including submodules, through multiple calls to https://nodeload.github.com/user/repo/zipball/branch.

answered Oct 18, 2012 at 8:58

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bueltge Over a year ago

Thanks for the answer; pity, that github has no solution.

VonC Over a year ago

@bueltge true, but at least the sublime_package_control project offers you a way to get everything for a given repo.

bueltge Over a year ago

Yes, I have read them, but is pythen and is not my current language, maybe later and current only on the wishlist.

VonC Over a year ago

@bueltge I understand, but the idea is there: parsing the .gitmodules file and calling nodeload.github.com/user/repo/zipball/branch for each modules declared there. That could be adapted in any script language.

VonC Over a year ago

@Birger It is meant to be run locally, in order to complete the zip of the main repo.

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