Git Submodules

Git Submodules

Handling of submodules is supported

Submodules are not fetched automatically

…because GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY defaults to none

Enable handling of submodules:

job_name:
  variables:
    GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: normal

Recursive fetching is supported with GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY=recursive

Authentication for Git Submodules

Same GitLab instance

Absolute and relative paths are supported

Mind the permissions of CI_JOB_TOKEN (!)

Use HTTP(S) instead of SSH

job_name:
  variables:
    GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: none
  script:
  - |
    git config --global \
        url."https://gitlab.inmylab.de/".insteadOf "ssh://git@gitlab.inmylab.de/"

Alternative

Use ssh-agent on GitLab runner machine