Use Git submodules

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [16.x, 18.x]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: true
 
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -44,7 +46,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: true
 
     - name: Install the dependencies
       run: |

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Clone
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: true
 
       - name: Install the dependencies
         run: |

.gitmodules

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[submodule "girs"]
+	path = girs
+	url = https://github.com/nemequ/vala-girs.git
+	shallow = true
+[submodule "extra-vapis"]
+	path = extra-vapis
+	url = https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vala-extra-vapis.git
+	shallow = true

Makefile

@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ configgen: src/configgen.vala
 
 
 update-girs:
-	[ -d girs ]        && git -C girs pull        || git clone https://github.com/nemequ/vala-girs.git girs --depth 1
-	[ -d extra-vapis ] && git -C extra-vapis pull || git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vala-extra-vapis.git extra-vapis --depth 1
+	git submodule update --remote --init
 
 
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