Re: Do I need a github account?

Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxx> · Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:44:22 -0400

I expected that it was something like this.... 

Well, now that I have created the patch, I have no idea how to "extract
the patch as a file" so that I can host it or send it.

After work tonight, I will look for the command that tells me how to
extract the "patch" as a listing (that I can redirect) or as a file.
The changes are, after-all, small and simple for my first try.

On 06/25/2009 04:04 AM, Roman Joost wrote:

  Hi Andrew,

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 08:26:02PM -0400, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:

    I managed to modify the GIMP documentation including a build, so I know 
that it works.

I desire to create a patch to that I can provide it to Mr. Joost.

At this point, things are becoming a wee bit confusing.

Here is what I have done so far:

Commit my changed file

$ git commit -a
$ git format-patch HEAD^

  Looks all good to me.

     From what I glean from some web pages, it seems that I need to use 
github to send my changes for review. OK, so I created an account and 
even a public repo that I named "andy-gimp-help-2".

My best guess is that I now submit using:

$ git remote add github git@xxxxxxxxxx:pitonyak/andy-gimp-help-2.git
$ git push github master

  No - please don't do that. That would confuse everyone, because then two
repositories exist where people can contribute to. I actually urge you
remove that project from github.

    I am hesitant to use such commands and then possibly create an entire 
copy of the gimp documentation, when all I think that I need to do is 
figure out how to submit a patch for review so that no one needs to 
manually enter my changes.

  Just send your patches to me and I'll have a look at it.

What you could also do is, put the patches on a webserver somewhere,
write an email to the mailinglist and put a link to your patches in it.
Ask if someone could review your patches.

Cheers,

-- 
Andrew Pitonyak
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