git submodule init does absolutely nothing

Question

I have a strange problem with \"git submodule init\"

When I added the submodules using \"git submodule add url location\" it cloned the repository just fine and ever

Answer 1

Use the --recursive option when cloning. This option initializes all listed submodules :

git clone --recursive

In another case, if you want to initialize submodules of an git you just cloned, you can use

git submodule update --init --recursive