Re: [DISCUSS]: Git instructions

2019-03-04 Thread Boaz Ben-Zvi
 Hi Charles,     Here [1] is a page I created, which translates the English "I want to do . using Git" into the actual git cryptic commands (using clear terms). This is work in progress; while working on Drill, whenever I get stuck on some "how to do" git issue, I add the findings there

Re: [DISCUSS]: Git instructions

2019-03-04 Thread Parth Chandra
Someone (even wiser) said to me : If git is your only problem when working on open source, then you're doing great. More seriously though, it is important to know git, especially if you have committer privileges. And no matter how conversant you are with git, it always helps to read this page [1].

Re: [DISCUSS]: Git instructions

2019-03-03 Thread Paul Rogers
Hi Charles, As someone who struggled though learning these topics over the last few years, I'd point out that there is no right way to do this stuff. You can use the Git command line tools, You can use a UI. You can keep branches locally, or publish everything to GitHub. As Parth wisely noted b

[DISCUSS]: Git instructions

2019-03-02 Thread Charles Givre
All, Speaking as a non-developer, I wonder if it might be helpful to put instructions on the CONTRIBUTING.md file that explain how to: 1. Rebase a branch 2. Squash commits I know for developers these things seem trivial, but for non-developers or people who don’t work with git on a regular ba