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Author: pyramation

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: def update-registry update-fixtures submodule-status
+.PHONY: def update-registry update-fixtures submodule-status init-submodules
 
 def: update-registry update-fixtures
 
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ submodule-status:
 	echo "Last 2 commits in repos/chain-registry-fixtures:" && \
 	git log -n 2 --oneline && \
 	cd - >/dev/null
+
+init-submodules:
+	git submodule update --init --recursive

README.md

@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ A unified store of chains info, assets, asset lists, and IBC channels for the Co
 
 *We encourage developers to migrate to v2 for improved consistency and readability.
 
+## Developing
+
+First ensure you have the submodules initialized out before developing:
+
+```
+make init-submodules
+```
 
 ## Usage