Zen-components submodule can't be found

[thatcomputerguy0101]

Captchas

• [x] I have read the instructions.
• [X] I have searched existing issues and avoided creating duplicates.
• [X] I am not filing an enhancement request.

What happened?

When trying to initialize the submodules to locally build a release tag, it errors out due to the recent monorepo refactor in ec65a69. While that refactor is okay for newer versions, deleting/privating the zen-components repository breaks trying to do builds of historical versions. It would probably be best to restore that repository and mark it as a read-only archive, if not indefinitely at least until the monorepo refactor is well into the past.

Reproducible?

• [X] I have checked that this issue cannot be reproduced on Mozilla Firefox.

Version

1.0.1-a.17

What platform are you seeing the problem on?

macOS - aarch64

Relevant log output

$ git submodule update --init --recursive --depth 1
Cloning into '.../desktop/src/browser/base/content/zen-components'...
remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/zen-browser/components/' not found
fatal: clone of 'https://github.com/zen-browser/components' into submodule path '.../desktop/src/browser/base/content/zen-components' failed
Failed to clone 'src/browser/base/content/zen-components'. Retry scheduled
Cloning into '.../desktop/src/browser/base/content/zen-components'...
remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/zen-browser/components/' not found
fatal: clone of 'https://github.com/zen-browser/components' into submodule path '.../desktop/src/browser/base/content/zen-components' failed
Failed to clone 'src/browser/base/content/zen-components' a second time, aborting

[dosubot[bot]]

Hello @thatcomputerguy0101! I'm here to help you solve bugs, answer questions, and become a contributor. Let's tackle this issue together while we wait for a human maintainer.

I found a similar closed issue that might be relevant to your problem: Zen-Components just went private. The issue was resolved by moving the components into the main repository, as seen in commit ec65a69 ^[1].

The current location of the zen-components within the monorepo after the refactor is content/browser/zen-components/ ^[2]. This means that the submodule is no longer needed, and you should be able to build the project without it by using the updated structure in the monorepo.

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[thatcomputerguy0101]

@dosu That issue is related, but does not resolve building older releases of Zen.

[dosubot[bot]]

Building older releases of Zen that relied on the zen-components submodule can be challenging due to the monorepo refactor. Unfortunately, there isn't specific documentation or a migration guide available for building older releases after the refactor ^[1]. One potential approach is to manually recreate the zen-components submodule by locating an archived branch or tag that still contains it, though I couldn't find specific information on such branches or tags ^[1]. Alternatively, you might consider checking for any forks or alternative repositories that might still have the zen-components submodule ^[1].

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