4.8.1. GitHub Workflow Example: Handling Submodules

Example: GitHub Workflow (.github/workflows/ci.yml)

name: CI with Submodules

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository with submodules
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
        with:
          submodules: true   # Initialize and update submodules
          fetch-depth: 0     # Ensure full history is fetched

      - name: Build Project
        run: |
          # Example build command
          make build