Using (recursive #t) in (origin git-reference)

[Felix Lechner]

Hi,

Is there a trick to fetching Git submodules with (recursive? #t)? It
does not seem to work with the package definition below.

The code uses Ekaitz's proposed Zig build system. [1] Thank you!

Kind regards
Felix

[1] https://issues.guix.gnu.org/60889

* * *
gnu: Add river.

* gnu/packages/zig.scm (river): New variable.

1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
gnu/packages/zig-xyz.scm | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--

modified   gnu/packages/zig-xyz.scm
@@ -21,10 +22,52 @@ (define-module (gnu packages zig-xyz)
   #:use-module (guix git-download)
   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system zig)
   #:use-module (guix gexp)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages zig)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages python))
+  #:use-module (gnu packages freedesktop)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages man)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages python)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages wm)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages xdisorg)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages xorg)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages zig))
+
+(define-public river
+  (package
+    (name "river")
+    (version "0.2.4")
+    (source (origin
+              (method git-fetch)
+              (uri (git-reference
+                    (url "https://github.com/riverwm/river";)
+                    (commit (string-append "v" version))
+                    (recursive? #t)))
+              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1kh5yh2a47vr2q9paivmm3d57rcbb3f2p6d4f4r4k6f7jf62391n"))))
+    (build-system zig-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     (list
+      #:zig-build-flags #~(list "-Dxwayland")  ;experimental xwayland support
+      #:zig-release-type "safe"))
+    (native-inputs (list
+                    libevdev
+                    libxkbcommon
+                    pkg-config
+                    pixman
+                    scdoc
+                    wayland
+                    wayland-protocols
+                    wlroots))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/riverwm/river";)
+    (synopsis "Dynamic tiling Wayland compositor")
+    (description "River is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor with flexible
+runtime configuration.  It can run nested in an X11/Wayland session or also
+directly from a tty using KMS/DRM.")
+    (license license:gpl3)))

 (define-public zig-zls
   (package