[uae] Re: Better handling of the project
- From: Ivo Couckuyt <ilm@xxxxxxx>
- To: uae@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:56:31 +0100
The thing is,
an up-to-date, easy accessible repository makes it much easier too contribute.
People don't have to be afraid anymore if their patch based on a 3-weeks old
tarball is completely outdated compared to the current privately developed
code. Transparency is key here.
People can:
- fix compile errors for their systems
- create small plugins
- cleanup code
- etc.
and submit their patches to this mailing list or some sort of bugzilla/trac
system, afterwards we can merge them in the repository (after some review). In
fact I will be look at the bi-linear over this weekend.
But I do understand that when the code is still very much in flux (adding,
removing, renaming source files) it is sometimes a burden to use a repository.
Though, as soon as all necessary files are in places (these can be stubs) the
code should be commited, the sooner the better. Whether it compiles, works or
not. This attracts a lot more contributors.
@Mustafa: I added you as collaborator some weeks ago. When going to the
repository web page logged in as GnoStic, http://github.com/ilm/puae, you
should have access to the 'Private' url which gives you read+write access.
I can't tell you how git works and how to commit your changes (not in 50 words
that is :-) ). The general flow is as follows:
- git clone the repository using the private url
- modify the files you need (copy them over from your private collection)
- git add the-files-you-have-changed-or-added
- git commit
- git push
You have some tutorials of git/github on github itself.
http://help.github.com/
best wishes,
Ivo
On Friday 29 Jan 2010 16:51:23 Mark Lenders wrote:
> 2010/1/29 Giorgio <sukko.ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > [..]
> > I would love
> > to, but I don't have enough Amiga knowledge. I would just like to make
> > life easier for those who do, like Mark Lenders.
> >
> > G.
>
> I repeat myself, i'm not a c coder, but just a guy playing with it, so
> don't count too much on my skills.
> What i've done was to implement a feature or two i really missed for
> years, and it was made for myself; it works... somehow, but i don't
> feel brave enough to push it into someone else's git hub ( :D )
>
> That said, It's clear that having a central way to manage a project is
> needed for it to be developed by a lot of people.
> Maybe i am wrong, but i think that what we miss here is not just that
> way, but the people themself.
>
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