no git submodule support in nrf toolchain

[jahess]

Late yesterday I discovered that the nrf command line tools includes its own version of git. A version that does not include git-submodule! Git submodules are integral to all of the other development work that I do.  Adopting west in my other work is not an option.

Might I please suggest including a full version of git so this avoids presenting issues to other developers?

[jahess]

That's two conflicts with the normal shell environment that I use:

• No git submodules
• On MacOSX, vscode started from a shell environment that includes anaconda does not build multiimage examples (like anything for the nrf5340).

A solution for me that is easy to remember and might be useful to others is having two conda environments:

1. My default "base" environment that includes anaconda as well as a full git.
2. An "nrf" environment that includes the nrf command line tool chain but excludes anaconda.

Setting up the second environment is easy.

conda create -n nrf # an empty non-cloned environment

To set or update the path for the nrf environment, but executed from the default "base" environment:

conda deactivate # take anaconda out of default environment
conda env config vars unset PATH -n nrf
conda env config vars set PATH=/opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/v2.2.0/bin:"${PATH}" -n nrf
conda env config vars list -n nrf # to verify

When wanting to do nrf work, including starting related vscode sessions:

conda activate nrf

is issued in the corresponding shell.