#1. Updating manual git submodule init/update with git strategy variable.

.gitlab-ci.yml

+variables:
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: normal
 stages:
   - test
   - analysis
@@ -8,8 +10,6 @@ mac_llvm_testing:
   script:
     - which git
     - git --version
-    - git submodule init
-    - git submodule update
     - module load cmake qt/5.9.1
     - which cmake
     - mkdir build
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ linux_gcc_testing:
   script:
     - which git
     - git --version
-    - git submodule init
-    - git submodule update
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
     - module load cmake qt/5.9.0
@@ -53,8 +51,6 @@ linux_analysis:
   script:
     - which git
     - git --version
-    - git submodule init
-    - git submodule update
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
     - module load cmake qt/5.9.0

ci/windows_testing.bat

@@ -2,19 +2,17 @@ set PATH=c:\Qt\5.9.1\msvc2013_64\bin;%PATH%;c:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\Bin;c:\v
 call "c:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0/VC/vcvarsall.bat" amd64
 where git
 git --version
-git submodule init
-git submodule update
 cmake --version
 mkdir build
 cd build
 SET rsm_ENABLE_Fortran=OFF
-cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-  -DBUILDNAME=Windows-CL-18-Release-%CI_BUILD_REF_NAME%
-  -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=c:/vendors/cl/openssl/1.1.1d/
-  -DLibSSH_DIR=c:/vendors/cl/libssh/0.9.3/lib/cmake/libssh/
-  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE
-  -Drsm_ENABLE_TESTS=ON
-  -Drsm_ENABLE_rsmcore=ON
-  -Drsm_ENABLE_rsmwidgets=OFF
+cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF ^
+  -DBUILDNAME=Windows-CL-18-Release-%CI_BUILD_REF_NAME% ^
+  -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=c:/vendors/cl/openssl/1.1.1d/ ^
+  -DLibSSH_DIR=c:/vendors/cl/libssh/0.9.3/lib/cmake/libssh/ ^
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE ^
+  -Drsm_ENABLE_TESTS=ON ^
+  -Drsm_ENABLE_rsmcore=ON ^
+  -Drsm_ENABLE_rsmwidgets=OFF ^
   -G "NMake Makefiles" ..
 ctest -D ExperimentalStart -D ExperimentalBuild -D ExperimentalTest -D ExperimentalSubmit