From 9863dcea9eaa197177552f8621091b3e0858cc76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jules Aguillon
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:50:16 +0100
Subject: gradle: Show an error when Git submodules are not initialized (#1188)

* CONTRIBUTING: Document Git submodules

* build: Error during build if the submodules are not initialized---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

(limited to 'CONTRIBUTING.md')

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 89943a9..f2f37a6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ Android Studio is not required. The build dependencies are:
 
 Python 3 is required to update generated files but not to build the app.
 
+Make sure the Git submodules are initialized and point to the right revision:
+
+```sh
+git submodule update --init
+```
+
 For Android Studio users, no more setup is needed.
 
 For Nix users, the right environment can be obtained with `nix-shell ./shell.nix`.
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