Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] documentation: add tutorial for first contribution

2019-05-08 Thread Jonathan Tan
> > And "official" is a phrase I have trouble with in this context. A > > mirror does not have to be blessed as official; that's the point of > > a mirror---anybody can make one to help users with better > > connectivity or availability, as long as its users trust the mirror > > maintainer for mir

Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] documentation: add tutorial for first contribution

2019-05-08 Thread Emily Shaffer
On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 12:46:47PM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Emily Shaffer writes: > > > +=== Clone the Git Repository > > + > > +Git is mirrored in a number of locations. Clone the repository from one of > > them; > > +https://git-scm.com/downloads suggests one of the best places to clone

Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] documentation: add tutorial for first contribution

2019-05-07 Thread Junio C Hamano
Emily Shaffer writes: > +=== Clone the Git Repository > + > +Git is mirrored in a number of locations. Clone the repository from one of > them; > +https://git-scm.com/downloads suggests one of the best places to clone from > is > +the official mirror on GitHub. I didn't want to have to get int

Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] documentation: add tutorial for first contribution

2019-05-07 Thread Emily Shaffer
> +Add a line to `#include "config.h"`. Then, add the following bits to the > +function body: > + > + > + const char *cfg_name; > + > +... > + > + git_config(git_default_config, NULL) > + if (git_config_get_string_const("user.name", &cfg_name) > 0) { > + printf(_("No nam

[PATCH v5 1/2] documentation: add tutorial for first contribution

2019-05-07 Thread Emily Shaffer
This tutorial covers how to add a new command to Git and, in the process, everything from cloning git/git to getting reviewed on the mailing list. It's meant for new contributors to go through interactively, learning the techniques generally used by the git/git development community. Reviewed-by: