From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751277AbWGXUc3 (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:32:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751428AbWGXUc2 (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:32:28 -0400 Received: from cpe-74-70-38-78.nycap.res.rr.com ([74.70.38.78]:39175 "EHLO mail.cyberdogtech.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751277AbWGXUc2 (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:32:28 -0400 Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:31:45 -0400 From: Matt LaPlante To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Question about Git tree methodology. Message-Id: <20060724163145.5819ce7d.kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.6 (GTK+ 2.6.10; i686-pc-mingw32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Processed: mail.cyberdogtech.com, Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:31:54 -0400 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-Return-Path: kernel1@cyberdogtech.com X-Envelope-From: kernel1@cyberdogtech.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-MDAV-Processed: mail.cyberdogtech.com, Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:31:55 -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi all, I've been playing around with setting up a personal git tree for kernel patches. I've followed Jeff Garzik's guide, as well as some of the kernel.org docs. I have no problem setting it up, however I have a question about which method to use for my tree. Basically I just want to use it as a method of tracking my own trivial patches (and perhaps give maintainers easier access to them). I've looked through some of the trees on kernel.org for guidance. My issue is, if I do a git clone, I wind up with all the history from the kernel git. This seems excessive and useless for just tracking my own work. I could alternatively download the source and init a new tree, but I believe it would make keeping up to date with the kernel.org git more complicated. What method is used by the various trees on kernel.org to deal with this? Is there a way to use the kernel.org git as a base, but only track my own changes? Thanks. -- Matt LaPlante CCNP, CCDP, A+, Linux+, CQS kernel1@cyberdogtech.com