[Feature Request] Disable automatic submodule init when switching branches

Question

Unfortunately I was not able to find a way to tell Sourcetree it shall not init submodules when switching branches automatically. This is quite bad for large repositories with many submodules I that are not mandatory.

I would like to the checkout command to not automatically init submodules or at least have an option to disable this behavior.

Tinker Fadoua · Answer

Welcome to the Atlassian Community @David Veit

Was the issue ever resolved?

Tomislav Tobijas · Answer

Quick update - I've found the following suggestion that's probably related to what you're experiencing @David Veit: SRCTREEWIN-11349: Option to NOT automatically update submodules (e.g. when switching branches) 
As it's quite an old request, not sure how far it will get 👀

Potentially, you can check if there are any newer ones related to this.

Tomislav Tobijas · Answer

Hey @David Veit ,

Within the app, there are a couple of options when it comes to submodules.

I think there are also repo-specific settings, like this:

If you only want to change this for a specific repository:

* Open the repository in Sourcetree.

* Click on Settings (top right) > Advanced.

* Ensure that any submodule-specific automation is disabled for that local configuration.

Now, I could test it properly in a couple of days when I'm back home.

Cheers,
Tobi