Git Submodule not being cloned in the Pipeline build

Summary

This article discusses troubleshooting tips and possibles causes for Git Submodule not being cloned in the Pipeline build

Solution

Possible causes:

• Submodule doesn’t clone automatically

Troubleshooting Steps:

Check if submodules are being explicitly cloned in the build. Are the submodules being explicitly cloned?

YES

• Raise a Support Ticket and share the Pipeline build URL from bitbucket.org

NO

• Pipelines will not automatically clone the submodule repository. You need to manually configure Pipelines to update the submodule like the below, with valid credentials (either SSH or HTTPS):

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 [...] script: #HTTPS     - >- git config --file=.gitmodules submodule.Submod.url https://$USERNAME:$PASSWORD@bitbucket.org/team/repo.git && git submodule update --init #SSH - git config --file=.gitmodules submodule.Submod.url ssh://git@bitbucket.org/team/repo.git && git submodule update --init