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@jamylak jamylak commented Jan 14, 2026

@jamylak jamylak added the enhancement New feature or request label Jan 14, 2026
@jamylak jamylak marked this pull request as ready for review January 14, 2026 11:18
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@jamylak jamylak changed the title Submodules Remove git submodules Jan 14, 2026
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Pull request overview

This PR migrates the project from using Git submodules to CMake's FetchContent for managing the Volk dependency. This approach simplifies the build process by removing the need for manual submodule initialization and updates.

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  • Replaced Git submodule dependency management with CMake FetchContent for the Volk library
  • Removed all submodule initialization steps from documentation and CI/CD workflows
  • Updated Nix build configuration to remove manual Volk handling

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CMakeLists.txt Added FetchContent configuration to automatically fetch Volk from GitHub and bumped minimum CMake version to 3.11
.gitmodules Removed Volk submodule configuration
default.nix Removed manual Volk fetching and copying logic
README.md Removed git submodule update commands from build instructions
QUICKSTART.md Removed dedicated submodule initialization section
.github/workflows/*.yml Removed submodules: recursive from checkout actions across all CI workflows

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if(NOT TARGET volk)
FetchContent_Declare(
volk
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/zeux/volk.git
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Consider adding a GIT_TAG to pin the Volk version for reproducible builds. Without a specific commit or tag, the build will fetch the latest version from the default branch, which could introduce breaking changes unexpectedly.

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GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/zeux/volk.git
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/zeux/volk.git
GIT_TAG v1.3.275

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@jamylak jamylak marked this pull request as draft January 19, 2026 06:04
@jamylak jamylak closed this Jan 19, 2026
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