Hi Jeffrey, I did not point to the repository I actively maintain, but since I was able to do so since 2017, I think I have figured out all of what I consider "basic" ways of using git to maintain and keep up with the upstream DRM code. https://cgit.freedesktop.org/openchrome/drm-openchrome/ It is just that I am now at a point of posting code on dri-devel mailing list for the first code review, but I just suddenly realized that git does not appear to have a convenient way to do this. What I am trying to do is to post the code on dri-devel like the previous OpenChrome developer, James Simmons, did in 2013. https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2013-June/039594.html Regards, Kevin Brace Brace Computer Laboratory blog https://bracecomputerlab.com > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 12:33 PM > From: "Jeffrey Hugo" <jeffrey.l.hugo@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "Kevin Brace" <kevinbrace@xxxxxxx> > Cc: "open list:DRM PANEL DRIVERS" <dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: How do I gather up new code to be converted as patches? > > Generating a patch is "git format-patch". This command operates on > commits in your local tree. So you need to commit your changes to > your local tree. The command for that is "git commit", and it works > on staged changes. To stage changes, you need to "git add" them. > "git status" can help you visualize unstaged and staged changes. > > So, if I had a change in foo.txt, I would likely use "git status" to > view that unstaged change. Then I can stage it using "git add > foo.txt". "git status" will then show that it is staged. Finally, I > will do "git commit", which will ask for a commit text, and commit the > change to the tree. I can then verify that the change is committed > using "git log". > > Does that help you out, or did I misunderstand your situation? > > -Jeff > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 11:19 AM Kevin Brace <kevinbrace@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I spent about 2 days trying to figure this out, but I guess not a lot of people do this, so I was not able to find a good example somewhere on the Internet. > > How to I use git to gather up new code to be converted to patches? > > Specifically, I have 20+ new files in one location (drivers/gpu/drm/via) and a small change to DRM main make file (drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile). > > If someone can tell me how to do this, I will post the work on dri-devel. > > > > Regards, > > > > Kevin Brace > > Brace Computer Laboratory blog > > https://bracecomputerlab.com >
