Ask git to checkout a submodule even if it is skipped in .gitmodules
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Setting a submodule as `update = none` is a common way to make cargo skip the submodule. Unfortunately this makes `actions/checkout` skip the submodule too, even if it's configured to fetch submodules. This patch adds an option that is a default in git but causes the submodules to be available even if skipped otherwise. See: actions#915 See: rust-lang/cargo#4247 (comment) See: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-submodule#Documentation/git-submodule.txt---checkout
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Setting a submodule as
update = noneis a common way to make cargo skip the submodule. Unfortunately this makesactions/checkoutskip the submodule too, even if it's configured to fetch submodules.This patch adds an option that is a default in git but causes the submodules to be available even if skipped otherwise.
See: #915
See: rust-lang/cargo#4247 (comment)
See: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-submodule#Documentation/git-submodule.txt---checkout