# Failed, error: No submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path 'src/github.com/mattermost/platform'

**URL:** <https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Tags:** git\
**Created:** [April 19, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502 "2017-04-19T14:29:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![ajaylaitkor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@ajaylaitkor](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/ajaylaitkor)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502/1 "2017-04-19T14:29:54Z")

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Hi Bitrise,

I am getting the below error while adding new repository of the gitlab.

Failed, error: No submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path ‘src/github.com/mattermost/platform’

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**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502/2 "2017-04-19T14:31:30Z")

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Hi,

This is an issue in your git repo’s config.

Please check these:

- [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4185365/no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodule-for-a-path-thats-not-a-submodule](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4185365/no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodule-for-a-path-thats-not-a-submodule)
- [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17017335/no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-and-missing-gitmodules-file](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17017335/no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-and-missing-gitmodules-file)
- [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14720034/no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14720034/no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path)

And let us know how it goes!

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**Author:** ![ajaylaitkor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@ajaylaitkor](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/ajaylaitkor)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502/3 "2017-04-19T14:34:16Z")

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Yes I have found these URLs while google. But i want to know how to do in bitrise this is the issue,

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**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502/4 "2017-04-19T14:35:42Z")

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> [@ajaylaitkor](#):
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> But i want to know how to do in bitrise this is the issue

This issue is not bitrise related, this is an issue in your repository.  
Fix it in your repo and it’ll work on [bitrise.io](http://bitrise.io) 😉

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**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502/5 "2017-04-19T14:46:40Z")

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You should be able to reproduce this issue locally, after doing a clean git clone, into a new directory.

Simply `git clone` the repository into a brand new directory, e.g. `/tmp/...`

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**Author:** ![ajaylaitkor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@ajaylaitkor](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/ajaylaitkor)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502/6 "2017-04-19T14:47:51Z")

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Yes I have just clone on my local system. There is no issue while cloning

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**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502/7 "2017-04-19T14:51:33Z")

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Forgot to tell, please use the `--recursive` flag for git clone, as this issue seems to be related to a submodule, and a `git clone` without `--recursive` might not reproduce the issue.

E.g. try:

```auto
git clone --recursive GIT.URL /tmp/git-clone-test

```

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**Author:** ![ajaylaitkor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@ajaylaitkor](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/ajaylaitkor)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502/8 "2017-04-19T14:55:50Z")

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Please tell me the solutions. If you have any

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**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/failed-error-no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-src-github-com-mattermost-platform/1502/9 "2017-04-19T15:04:19Z")

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I already did 😉

> [@viktorbenei](#):
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> Please check these:
> 
> [git - No submodule mapping found in .gitmodule for a path that's not a submodule - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4185365/no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodule-for-a-path-thats-not-a-submodule)  
> [git - No submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path and missing .gitmodules file - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17017335/no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path-and-missing-gitmodules-file)  
> [git - No submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14720034/no-submodule-mapping-found-in-gitmodules-for-path)
> 
> And let us know how it goes!
