That sounds reasonable. Adding the developing customized versions as tracked files in my repo?
Thanks. --Chris mag...@therning.org wrote: > "'Christopher W. Ryan' via Git for human beings" > <git-users@googlegroups.com> writes: > >> Hello. I'm still just a novice with git. I have a private, one-person >> account on Atlassian's Bitbucket. I use it to manage academic writing >> (usually LaTeX source files.) My usual workflow is to write a >> manuscript, then revise revise revise, and eventually get it into >> acceptable shape. I commit along the way in that process. >> >> Eventually I have it pretty much how I like it. But it still needs >> little tweaks to suit particular journals. I'd like to preserve what >> might be called the "core" version, and then spin off versions >> customized for submission to different journals. >> >> Journals often reject submissions, of course, so I need to spin off >> from the core a customized version for Journal A, then perhaps later >> spin off from "core" a customized version for Journal B, and then >> again for Journal C, and so on. >> >> I have some experience with branching, where I make substantial >> revisions. But eventually I usually merge the changes back into >> master. Here I would not--I don't expect I'd ever merge the Journal A >> version back into the "core," nor into any other journal-customized >> version. >> >> What would be the best approach to this? >> >> I have no experience with forking but am willing to learn. > > For this use case I wouldn't bother with branches. Once you've arrived > at a core version, then I'd suggest you simply create a folder for each > customised version, copy the core in and then customise as needed. > > /M > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/git-users/f9834ad5-f12b-8049-2ec6-8c7dc428bb1f%40binghamton.edu.
