[Scummvm-devel] How to use your personal github fork

[Max Horn]

Am 27.04.2011 um 17:54 schrieb Johannes Schickel:

> On 04/27/2011 05:39 PM, Max Horn wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> for various reasons I thought it'd be a good idea to explain how to make good use of the github fork feature, and to describe a basic workflow involving your personal fork of the scummvm repository. I guess a version of this should be put onto a Wiki page. There are several people on this list who know a lot more about git than I do, and maybe they can help improve this guide, and correct its flaws.
> 
> Maybe it should add some explanation on how to delete merged branches 
> from both your local checkout and your fork? At least when I used git 
> for the first time I was a bit confused that you need to do a "push 
> nothing to branch" push to get rid of the branch on your fork, but maybe 
> that's just me..

Fine by me. If my draft is not too bad, then, I propose somebody copy it to a Wiki page, then everybody here who has ideas on improving it can just edit it at will.

Bye,
Max