Comments on: Receiving contributions to your Github project http://transfixedbutnotdead.com/2010/01/04/receiving-contributions-to-your-github-project/ my ramblings on life, work & anything left in-between Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: draegtun http://transfixedbutnotdead.com/2010/01/04/receiving-contributions-to-your-github-project/#comment-985 draegtun Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:26:20 +0000 http://transfixedbutnotdead.com/?p=799#comment-985 Many thanks for info (had seen Nothingmuch post before but it slipped from mind). So I should have done: <code>git pull --rebase git://github.com/cpanservice/builder.git master</code> <em>NB. Above is one line but may have word wrapped.</em> I'll give that a try next time. That and also perhaps try the Github "Fork Queue" apply option. /I3az/ Many thanks for info (had seen Nothingmuch post before but it slipped from mind).

So I should have done:

git pull --rebase git://github.com/cpanservice/builder.git master

NB. Above is one line but may have word wrapped.

I’ll give that a try next time. That and also perhaps try the Github “Fork Queue” apply option.

/I3az/

]]> By: anon http://transfixedbutnotdead.com/2010/01/04/receiving-contributions-to-your-github-project/#comment-982 anon Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:56:44 +0000 http://transfixedbutnotdead.com/?p=799#comment-982 Keep your commit history flat. Rebase instead of merge. http://blog.woobling.org/2009/08/git-rebase-for-impatient.html Keep your commit history flat. Rebase instead of merge. http://blog.woobling.org/2009/08/git-rebase-for-impatient.html

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