dragosmg commented on a change in pull request #11866: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/11866#discussion_r763790726
########## File path: docs/source/developers/guide/step_by_step/set_up.rst ########## @@ -27,3 +27,98 @@ ****** Set up ****** + +Install and setup Git +===================== + +The Arrow project is developed using `git <https://git-scm.com/>`_ +for version control which is easily available for all common +operating systems. + +You can follow the instructions to install git from GitHub +where Arrow repository is hosted, following +`the quickstart instructions <https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/set-up-git>`_. + +When git is set up do not forget to configure your name and email + +.. code:: console + + $ git config --global user.name "Your Name" + $ git config --global user.email your.em...@example.com + +and `authenticate with GitHub <https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/set-up-git#next-steps-authenticating-with-github-from-git>`_ +as this will allow you to interact with GitHub without typing +a username and password each time you execute a git command. + +**The Terminal** + +You might be able to get away without using the command-line for +most tasks, but for some it seems to be the most straightforward way. + +Get the source code +=================== + +Fork the repository +------------------- + +The Arrow GitHub repository contains both the Arrow C++ library and +the various bindings to it (libraries in Python, R, Rust, Java, etc.). +The first step to contributing is to create a fork of the repository +in your own GitHub account. + +1. Go to `<https://github.com/apache/arrow>`_. + +2. Press Fork in the top right corner. + + .. figure:: github_fork.jpeg + :scale: 50 % + :alt: Fork the Apache Arrow repository on GitHub. + + The icon to fork the Apache Arrow repository on GitHub. + +3. Choose to fork the repository to your username so the fork will be + created at ``https://github.com/YOU/arrow``. + +Clone the repository +-------------------- + +Next you need to clone the repository (this is where the command line +comes in). It is *highly recommended* to clone the repository using +the command line or a Git client. Cloning it in an IDE might create +unnecessary headaches - for example, cloning it in RStudio assumes the +whole repository is an R project and will create the ``.Rproj`` file +in the root directory. Review comment: the correct wording here would be `RStudio project` instead of `R project`. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: github-unsubscr...@arrow.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
