Setting up nRF Connect SDK: Git clone vs West init

[AmiguelS]

What is the difference between doing

git clone https://github.com/NordicPlayground/fw-nrfconnect-nrf.git
cd fw-nrfconnect-nrf
west init
west update

and

west init -m https://github.com/NordicPlayground/fw-nrfconnect-nrf.git
west update

The first one fails to update, while the second one succeeds.

[Heidi]

Hi!

west init creates the .west directory with the config file inside, defining both the path to the manifest-repo and the Zephyr base, like this:

[manifest]
path = nrf
[zephyr]
base = zephyr

If you run 

git clone https://github.com/NordicPlayground/fw-nrfconnect-nrf.git nrf
west init -l nrf
west update

it's the same as your second suggestion. The west init command will create a .west directory locally (-l) with a config file, where the manifest path is nrf.

Check out section 1.2 of the NCS tutorial for more information about west. 

Best regards,

Heidi