From 845142e106f00428d9325c6a741488d1f5748e78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bernhard Reutner-Fischer Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 22:51:49 +0200 Subject: Adjust names, link contributing info in main index Signed-off-by: Bernhard Reutner-Fischer --- docs/busybox.net/developer.html | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- docs/busybox.net/header.html | 1 + 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/busybox.net/developer.html b/docs/busybox.net/developer.html index cdb68b78c..18e42cd2b 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.net/developer.html +++ b/docs/busybox.net/developer.html @@ -1,24 +1,40 @@ +

Prerequisites

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+If you feel comfortable with the above and have proven to continually +fulfill these requirements, or somebody asks you to apply for write-access +to the repository who itself is maintainer of a project, then please apply +for an account (if needed). +

Morris Dancing

Subversion commit access requires an account on Morris. The server behind busybox.net and uclibc.org. If you want to be able to commit things to Subversion, first contribute some stuff to show you are serious, can handle some responsibility, and that your patches don't generally need a lot of -cleanup. Then, very nicely ask one of us (Rob -Landley for BusyBox, or Erik -Andersen for uClibc) for an account.

+cleanup. Then, very nicely ask one of us +(Denys Vlasenko for primarily BusyBox, or +Bernhard Reutner-Fischer primarily for uClibc) +for an account.

If you're approved for an account, you'll need to send an email from your preferred contact email address with the username you'd like to use when -committing changes to SVN, and attach a public ssh key to access your account +committing changes to GIT, and attach a public ssh key to access your account with.

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If you don't currently have an ssh version 2 DSA key at least 1024 bits -long (the default), you can generate a key using the -command ssh-keygen -t dsa and hitting enter at the prompts. This -will create the files ~/.ssh/id_dsa and ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub +

If you don't currently have an ssh version 2 DSA key at least 4096 bits +long, you can generate a key using the command +ssh-keygen -b 4096 -t dsa +and hitting enter at the prompts. +This will create the files ~/.ssh/id_dsa and ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub You must then send the content of 'id_dsa.pub' to me so I can set up your account. (The content of 'id_dsa' should of course be kept secret, anyone who has that can access any account that's installed your public key in @@ -26,16 +42,16 @@ its .ssh/authorized_keys file.)

Note that if you would prefer to keep your communications with us private, you can encrypt your email using -Rob's public key or -Erik's public -key.

+Denys' public key or +Bernhard's public key. +

Once you are setup with an account, you will need to use your account to -checkout a copy of BusyBox from Subversion:

+checkout a copy of BusyBox from GIT:

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svn checkout svn+ssh://username@busybox.net/svn/trunk/busybox

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git+ssh://username@git.busybox.net/git/busybox busybox.mine

or

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svn checkout svn+ssh://username@uclibc.org/svn/trunk/uclibc

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git+ssh://username@git.uClibc.org/git/uClibc uClibc.tmp

You must change username to your own username, or omit it if it's the same as your local username.

@@ -45,25 +61,32 @@ check your changes, diff your changes, revert your changes, and and commit your changes using commands such as:

-svn diff
-svn status
-svn revert
-EDITOR=vi svn commit
-svn log -v -r PREV:HEAD
-svn help
+git diff
+git format-patch -s
+git status
+git revert 
+EDITOR=vi git commit -s
+git log
+git push -v --thin
+git help
-

For additional detail on how to use Subversion, please visit the -the Subversion website. -You might also want to read online or buy a copy of the Subversion Book...

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For additional detail on how to use +GIT, please visit the +GIT overview site. +You might also want to read online the manpages +or +tutorial. +

A morris account also gives you a personal web page (http://busybox.net/~username comes from ~/public_html on morris), and of course a shell prompt you can ssh into (as a regular user, root access is -reserved for Erik and Rob). But keep in mind an account on Morris is a +reserved for folks doing maintenancy stuff only). But keep in mind an +account on Morris is a priviledge, not a requirement. Most contributors to busybox and uClibc haven't got one, and accounts are handed out to make the project maintainers' -lives easier, not because "you deserve it".

+lives easier, not because "you deserve it".

diff --git a/docs/busybox.net/header.html b/docs/busybox.net/header.html index 9641d8c1f..16f3d7aea 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.net/header.html +++ b/docs/busybox.net/header.html @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
  • Mailing Lists
  • Bug Tracking
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  • Contributing

    • Links