On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 03:19:09PM +0000, Felipe Sateler wrote: > Git is not only for code hosting. It is also a tool for collaborating, > even with people not formally affiliated with your project. > > So, say I want to contribute to a project I don't normally work in. Steps > in alioth: > > - debcheckout project > - hack (possibly in own branch) > - ssh into alioth > - alioth$ mkdir -p ~/public_git/project.git > - alioth$ cd ~/public_git/project.git && git init --bare > - git remote add personal\ > git+ssh://git.debian.org/git/users/$user/project.git > - git push -u personal $currentbranch > - Wait some minutes for cron job to pick up your repo > - Realize you did not edit description, nor touch the magic > git-daemon-export-ok file in the remote repo, do so. > - Wait some minutes again > - Send mail to project maintainer instructing them to pull from > https://anonscm.debian.org/git/users/$user/project.git > > Compare with gitlab: > > - go to https://gitlab.debian.org/project/project > - click fork > - git clone the url gitlab will tell you > - hack > - push > - click "Submit Merge Request" button on the same page > > If the change is small enough (ie, doc/typo fixes), you can even edit the > file directly in the web browser. Thanks for this nice summary. It helped me understand things better. -- cheers, Holger
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