Using GIT with Zet
From Zet
GIT is the source control management system that Zet uses. This source control system is also used in very big projects like the Linux kernel, GNOME desktop or the X.org server.
GIT is available in multiple platforms, like Linux or Windows. See the GIT website for more information.
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Configuring GIT
I have this ~/.gitconfig configuration:
[user] name = Zeus Gómez Marmolejo email = zeus@aluzina.org [color] ui = true [color "branch"] current = yellow reverse local = yellow remote = green [color "diff"] meta = yellow bold frag = magenta bold old = red bold new = green bold whitespace = red reverse [color "status"] added = yellow changed = green untracked = cyan [core] whitespace=fix,-indent-with-non-tab,trailing-space,cr-at-eol [alias] st = status ci = commit br = branch co = checkout df = diff lg = log -p lol = log --graph --decorate --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit lola = log --graph --decorate --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit --all ls = ls-files -cdtmok dt = diff-tree -r --abbrev
Getting the source code
Once GIT is installed in your system, you can checkout the latest repository version of the source code:
git clone git://github.com/marmolejo/zet.git
Now, you will have a directory named zet which contains all the latest development tree. Now you can begin editing files and making your changes. You can read the GIT tutorial to see which GIT commands may help you in the development process.
Commiting your changes
When you are done with your changes, you must be sure that they are working and fully tested. Also, that you don't break anything with your changes!!
Now it's time to commit your changes. First, review which files have been modified and which ones you may have added to the tree:
git status
For all modified and new files that you want to add, you have to do a:
git add file1 git add dir/file2
And then finally:
git commit
When the editor appears, simply write a message explaining your modifications.
You can repeat this process several times, doing several commits.
Sending your contributions
When you are done and want to send your contributions, just execute this command (if you did 1 commit):
git format-patch -1
The number 1 indicates the number of commits you did. If you did 3 commits, this command becomes:
git format-patch -3
In the later case, three files will be generated in the same directory, for example: 0001-something.patch, 0002-blabla.patch etc. Simply post them in the forums in a new thread named [PATCH] and a small description. After a brief review of the code, they will be included in the main tree.
