F.A.Q.

CMake Error: The source directory X does not appear to contain CMakeLists.txt

You have probably cloned without --recursive. To remedy this you do not have to clone again, simply run:

$ git submodule update --init --recursive

How do I know whether I need to run git submodule update after I pull or switch branches?

To see this run git status. If you then see external modules which you haven’t touched as modified, then you can update them using:

$ git submodule update --init --recursive

Note that switching branches or pulling updates does not automatically update the submodules.

I have some problem with gitlab.com. Is this my problem or a problem on gitlab.com side?

To see whether gitlab.com has some known issue, please check:

• http://status.gitlab.com
• https://twitter.com/gitlabstatus
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues

Do I need to create a ssh keypair on each and every machine I want to use Dalton?

No. You do not need to authenticate via ssh. You can clone via https:

$ git clone https://gitlab.com/dalton/dalton.git

It will ask you for your gitlab.com user and password. This is useful when you need to clone to a machine just once in a while (cluster) and where you don’t do heavy development work.