* git docs on kernel.org too new?
@ 2007-02-01 17:26 Brandon Casey
2007-02-01 18:14 ` Stefano Spinucci
2007-02-01 19:17 ` Shawn O. Pearce
0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Brandon Casey @ 2007-02-01 17:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git
The git documentation here:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/
does not seem to describe the current stable release of
git: git-1.4.4.4 (there is a release candidate of 1.5.0 on kernel.org)
I just want to let you know that it has been making it difficult to
learn how to use git.
I think in some cases the documentation is out of date, but I suspect
that in other cases the documentation refers to the future 1.5.0 release?
For example:
-Step one of tutorial.html:
$ git config --global user.name "Your Name Comes Here"
But git-config does not exist.
-Step two of tutorial "Importing a new project"
$ git init
But git-init does not exist.
-git-remote does not exist.
-Later "$ git merge experimental" is suggested, but see below, this
appears to be the wrong usage.
-The everyday.html and git-merge.html pages describe
a different usage for git-merge than the git-1.4.4.4 docs and
executables.
everyday.html(kernel.org):
$ git checkout master (9)
$ git merge alsa-audio (10)
git-merge(kernel.org):
git-merge [-n] [--no-commit] [--squash] [-s <strategy>] -m=<msg> <remote> <remote>
git-merge(1.4.4.4):
Usage: git-merge [-n] [--no-commit] [--squash] [-s <strategy>]... <merge-message> <head> <remote>+
-brandon
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2007-02-01 17:26 git docs on kernel.org too new? Brandon Casey
@ 2007-02-01 18:14 ` Stefano Spinucci
2007-02-01 19:20 ` Shawn O. Pearce
2007-02-01 19:17 ` Shawn O. Pearce
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From: Stefano Spinucci @ 2007-02-01 18:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git
this isn't the first time someone is confused by git docs, and I guess
why we can't have a documentation page as
http://www.python.org/doc/versions/
---
Stefano Spinucci
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* Re: git docs on kernel.org too new?
2007-02-01 18:14 ` Stefano Spinucci
@ 2007-02-01 19:20 ` Shawn O. Pearce
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From: Shawn O. Pearce @ 2007-02-01 19:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stefano Spinucci; +Cc: git
Stefano Spinucci <virgo977virgo@gmail.com> wrote:
> this isn't the first time someone is confused by git docs, and I guess
> why we can't have a documentation page as
> http://www.python.org/doc/versions/
Indeed. Or at least only post docs which correspond to a
downloadable tar file?
Perhaps we could embed in at least the HTML version of the docs the
output of `GIT-VERSION-GEN` ? Then users at least have a chance
at knowing the docs are referring to 1.5.0-rc3 and not to 1.4.4.4?
--
Shawn.
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* Re: git docs on kernel.org too new?
2007-02-01 17:26 git docs on kernel.org too new? Brandon Casey
2007-02-01 18:14 ` Stefano Spinucci
@ 2007-02-01 19:17 ` Shawn O. Pearce
2007-02-01 19:21 ` Brandon Casey
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Shawn O. Pearce @ 2007-02-01 19:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Brandon Casey; +Cc: git
Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil> wrote:
> The git documentation here:
>
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/
>
> does not seem to describe the current stable release of
> git: git-1.4.4.4 (there is a release candidate of 1.5.0 on kernel.org)
Yes. The docs on kernel.org roughly track the `master` branch
of git.git, which is stablizing the 1.5.0 release. Git 1.5.0-rc3
was posted last night, and with the exception of a couple of minor
cleanups for the detached HEAD warning messages, will be the 1.5.0
final release.
Despite being a release candidate I think we would all encourage
you to try working with 1.5.0-rc3 or later. It is extremely stable,
the documentation has been significantly improved and updated since
1.4.4.4, and the learning curve should be easier for new users.
--
Shawn.
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* Re: git docs on kernel.org too new?
2007-02-01 19:17 ` Shawn O. Pearce
@ 2007-02-01 19:21 ` Brandon Casey
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Brandon Casey @ 2007-02-01 19:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:
> Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil> wrote:
>> The git documentation here:
>>
>> http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/
>>
>> does not seem to describe the current stable release of
>> git: git-1.4.4.4 (there is a release candidate of 1.5.0 on kernel.org)
>
> Yes. The docs on kernel.org roughly track the `master` branch
> of git.git, which is stablizing the 1.5.0 release. Git 1.5.0-rc3
> was posted last night, and with the exception of a couple of minor
> cleanups for the detached HEAD warning messages, will be the 1.5.0
> final release.
Ah. I thought you might be doing something clever like that.
> Despite being a release candidate I think we would all encourage
> you to try working with 1.5.0-rc3 or later. It is extremely stable,
> the documentation has been significantly improved and updated since
> 1.4.4.4, and the learning curve should be easier for new users.
will do, thanks.
-brandon
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