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+# Hooks for Docker Hub
+
+Files in this directory are custom commands to be run during the different Docker Hub build phases.
+
+See https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/builds/advanced/#custom-build-phase-hooks
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Docker hub does a recursive clone, then checks the branch out,
+# so when a PR adds a submodule (or updates it), it fails.
+git submodule update --init