metaproblem: recursive checkout of private submodules causing grief

[dkegel-fastly]

There are many bug reports and discussion threads circling around the issue(s), e.g.

• private submodule checkout fails @v2 #116
• Support for private submodules of private superprojects #924
• Possible conflict with webfactory/ssh-agent when using submodules #973
• https://github.com/actions/checkout/discussions/928
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72695667/how-to-git-clone-a-private-repo-with-a-private-submodule-in-a-github-action
• Update the docs about submodules and action ordering. webfactory/ssh-agent#92

Someone in my company had to work around the problem, and the workaround is big and hard to understand, so I'm not sure I can actually figure out how to work around it right in another project despite all the suggestions on the above threads.

I'm not a bad developer, but I just don't have the time to change the oil on this one.

[dankegel]

Oh, don't be so whiny. You sound like a frustrated Wine user. Suck it up and contribute a fix, or convince your company to raise it as an enterprise support issue.

[jngls]

Is this the prequel to Fight Club?

[dkegel-fastly]

More like an interior monologue. Note the usernames.