Checkout multiple git repos into same Jenkins workspace

Question

Using Jenkins 1.501 and Jenkins Git plugin 1.1.26

I have 3 different git repos each with multiple projects.

Now I need to checkout all projects from the 3 gi

Answer 1

Depending upon the relationships of the repositories, another approach is to add the other repository (repositories) as a git submodules to one of the repositories. A git submodule is creates a reference to the other repos. Those submodule repos are not cloned unless the you specify the --recursive flag when cloning the "superproject" (official term).

Here's the command to add a submodule into the current project:

git submodule add

We are using Jenkins v1.645 and the git SCM will out-of-the-box do a recursive clone for superprojects. Voila you get the superproject files and all the dependent (submodule) repo files in their own respective directories in the same Jenkins job workspace.

Not vouching that this is the correct approach rather it's an approach.