Re: newbie: need concrete examples for how the linux-kernel project uses git

[Robert Buck <buck.robert.j@gmail.com>]

Wow, this is really great folks. Let me look at these links again.

Great stuff. Thank you,

-Bob

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> Robert Buck wrote:
>
>> We have multiple teams, lots of developers, and would like to use a
>> variant of the dictator-lieutenant scheme discussed in published
>> subject matter.
>>
>> However, I find it rather challenging finding any subject matter that
>> provides reasonable detail.
>
> Probably you have run into these already.  But for reference...
>
> To be a maintainer:
>
>  - the gitworkflows(7) page[1]
>
> The kernel does not follow all of these practices, but maybe similar
> projects could benefit from some. :)
>
> To be a “leaf” contributor (does not require git):
>
>  - the Linux wireless git guide[2]
>  - submitting patches to linux-wireless.git[3]
>  - guide to tip.git (Linux’s x86 architecture support subsystem) [4]
>
> To build a throw-away integration branch:
>
>  - Stephen Rothwell’s linux-next tree[5]
>
> To be, well, anyone:
>
>  - “everyday git in 20 commands or so” [6]
>
> Patch flow:
>
>  - for Linux wireless [7]
>  - for git [8]
>
> Separate “internal use” and “public” trees:
>
>  - nouveau/linux-2.6 [9]
>
>> What I'd like to find are concrete
>> examples, step-by-step, of specifically how to:
>
> If you find these, information for each about
>
>  - where you expected to find it
>  - where you actually found it
>  - how helpful that information was
>
> would be very useful.  It would be nice to be able to update “everyday git”,
> the user manual, the reference manual pages, and other documents to make
> this sort of question easier to answer.
>
> Hope that helps,
> Jonathan
>
> [1] http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/gitworkflows.html
> [2] http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation/git-guide
> [3] http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> [4] http://people.redhat.com/mingo/tip.git/readme.txt
> [5] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git;a=tree;f=Next
> [6] http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/everyday.html
> [7] http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/process
> [8] https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/MaintNotes
> [9] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/nouveau/2009-March/002765.html
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/nouveau/linux-2.6/
> ‘git rebase’ is the main tool here.
>