doc: document new submanifests folder

Add a reference to the README and the folder itself from the modules
page. This is a more permanent alternative to using
ZEPHYR_EXTRA_MODULES for west users, so it logically belongs here.

Signed-off-by: Martí Bolívar <marti.bolivar@nordicsemi.no>
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Martí Bolívar 2021-07-30 14:59:08 -07:00 committed by Carles Cufí
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use other Zephyr modules provided by :ref:`west <west>`. use other Zephyr modules provided by :ref:`west <west>`.
This can for example be useful for special test purposes. This can for example be useful for special test purposes.
If you want to permanently add modules to the zephyr workspace and you are
using zephyr as your manifest repository, you can also add a west manifest file
into the :zephyr_file:`submanifests` directory. See
:zephyr_file:`submanifests/README.txt` for more details.
See :ref:`west-basics` for more on west workspaces. See :ref:`west-basics` for more on west workspaces.
Finally, you can also specify the list of modules yourself in various ways, or Finally, you can also specify the list of modules yourself in various ways, or