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diff --git a/.github/how_to_use_github_to_contribute_to_gudhi.md b/.github/how_to_use_github_to_contribute_to_gudhi.md index 738c1ce9..f72bb9d6 100644 --- a/.github/how_to_use_github_to_contribute_to_gudhi.md +++ b/.github/how_to_use_github_to_contribute_to_gudhi.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ You can see your fork at https://github.com/LOGIN/gudhi-devel ## Create a local clone on your computer ```bash -git clone https://github.com/LOGIN/gudhi-devel.git +git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/LOGIN/gudhi-devel.git ``` This creates a directory gudhi-devel, which you are free to move around or rename. For the following, change to that directory: @@ -25,16 +25,14 @@ This creates a directory gudhi-devel, which you are free to move around or renam cd gudhi-devel ``` -When you clone the repository, you also need to download the *submodules*. - ## Submodules -Hera, used for Wasserstein distance, is available on an external git repository. To download it: +When you clone the repository, you also need to download the *submodules*. This is done automatically thanks to `--recurse-submodules`. +If you forgot this option, you can still download them with ```bash git submodule update --init ``` -[gudhi-deploy](https://github.com/GUDHI/gudhi-deploy) is used for Continuous Integration python -requirements and will also be downloaded by the above command. +The submodules appear in the `ext/` subdirectory. There are currently 2, [Hera](https://github.com/anigmetov/hera) for distances between persistence diagrams, and [gudhi-deploy](https://github.com/GUDHI/gudhi-deploy) for Continuous Integration. ## Configuring a remote for a fork ```bash @@ -68,6 +66,11 @@ It is safe, it will not mess with your files. git submodule sync git submodule update --init ``` +You can configure `git` to do this automatically with +```bash +git config submodule.recurse true +``` +(add `--global` if you want it to apply to other projects as well) ## Create a branch, based on the current master ```bash |