Git, the D package manager

[Mathias LANG via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 4 February 2015 at 01:04:42 UTC, Martin Nowak wrote:
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> No idea why git submodule update worked the second time.

You can simply use: `git submodule update --init`, which init 
submodules if they aren't yet.
Better, write yourself an alias for clone, let's call it 'cl', 
which includes --recursive. I used to have one that cloned from 
github at a specific tag (git gcl Geod24 phobos 2.067 would clone 
phobos in Geod24-phobos-2.067). I wasn't aware this would break 
some code.

submodules can be nice to work with, but you have to get use to 
it. Which is why I love dub, it lowers the entry barrier.
Howerver, provided the feedback on this thread, it could use a 
step-by-step tutorial.