Do manifest applications have to be a git repo?

[kieranwlc]

Apologies if this has been covered, I have searched but couldn't find this exact discussion with the terms i was using.

Okay so I've currently got a repository that looks like this:

Project Repository/ - git repo
├── A
├── B
├── West Workspace
│ └── Foo Application (containing west.yml file)

I want to be able to fetch this and run west init, targeting the west.yml file, and initialising the west workspace in /West Workspace with all the relevant modules etc.

I've read some of the docs, so am I correct in concluding that in order to do this, I am required to make Foo Application into it's own repository, and set it up as a git sub-module of my Project Repository?

If so... why?

[cameled]

After west init, west will create a file under West Workspace, named .west/config, contain below config.

[manifest]
path = Foo_Application
file = west.yml

There no need to run 'west init' again, if you already have this file. So, this may help you to understand what west init done.

[blemouzy]

No, you can do something like that:

west init -l --mf west.yml "West Workspace/Foo Application"

or

cd "West Workspace"
west init -l --mf west.yml "Foo Application"