From 215aeedeffcc0064b1d08bea20675f19944130c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lewis Cowles <lewis+github@cowles.uk>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:37:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update README.md include submodule init

The instructions missed the submodule init, likely resulting in a bunch of people unable to follow instructions unless they are familiar with building C projects
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 README.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f55dc2..bf9acaf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ For macOS, the included `scripts/build/build_from_source.sh` builds the Metal ba
 # 1. Clone upstream
 git clone https://github.com/leejet/stable-diffusion.cpp.git
 cd stable-diffusion.cpp
+git submodule update --recursive --init
 mkdir build && cd build
 
 # 2. Configure for your backend (pick ONE)