JohnNiang commented on a change in pull request #4333: Make an alternative method while cloning URL: https://github.com/apache/skywalking/pull/4333#discussion_r376769992
########## File path: docs/en/guides/How-to-build.md ########## @@ -17,11 +17,19 @@ If you need to execute build behind the proxy, edit the *.mvn/jvm.config* and pu ### Build from GitHub 1. Prepare git, JDK8 and maven3 -1. `git clone https://github.com/apache/skywalking.git` -1. `cd skywalking/` +1. Clone project + ```bash + git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/apache/skywalking.git + cd skywalking/ + + OR + + git clone https://github.com/apache/skywalking.git + cd skywalking/ + git submodule init + git submodule update Review comment: Maybe we could specify the branch name / tag name in the after `git clone` command. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] With regards, Apache Git Services
