[NeXus-tech] transition to GIT for definitions and documentation

[Wintersberger, Eugen]

Ok - according to the github documentation one can at least close issues
via commit messages. 
https://help.github.com/articles/closing-issues-via-commit-messages

On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 09:48 -0400, Peterson, Peter F. wrote:
> They've recently (last year or so) redone much of the stuff related to
> issues.
> 
> Quick version (of github workflow):
>  - issues are where you track work to be done
>  - create a branch to work on the issue (called a feature branch)
>  - when it is done close the issue and make a pull request (this will
> appear in the list with issues and a different icon)
>  - merge the branch into master (in-web if you like) and delete the
> feature branch
> 
> It sounds way more complicated than it actually is.
> https://github.com/blog/1557-github-flow-in-the-browser explains how it
> can be done (mostly) in browser.
> 
> P^2
> 
> On 9/3/13 9:41 AM, "Wintersberger, Eugen" <eugen.wintersberger at desy.de>
> wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 09:37 -0400, Campbell, Stuart I. wrote:
> >> I vote we move to github! :-)
> >
> >How good is the GIT integration with the issue-tracker on github? I can
> >remember when I moved away from sourceforge I have chosen GoogleCode as
> >a new home for my projects as the issue tracker integration was not as
> >good on github. Does this work now?
> >
> >If this issue has been solved - I already have a github account ;)
> >
> >> 
> >> On 9/3/13 9:28 AM, "freddie.akeroyd at stfc.ac.uk"
> >> <freddie.akeroyd at stfc.ac.uk> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >I'm happy for NeXus code+docs to move to git (and github) is there is a
> >> >consensus of opinion - I'm relatively new to git myself at the moment,
> >> >but it is something I need to learn anyway. Should we just have a  vote
> >> >on nexus-tech ?
> >> >
> >> >Regards,
> >> >
> >> >Freddie
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: nexus-tech-bounces at nexusformat.org [mailto:nexus-tech-
> >> >> bounces at nexusformat.org] On Behalf Of Campbell, Stuart I.
> >> >> Sent: 03 September 2013 13:33
> >> >> To: NeXus Technical sub-committee list
> >> >> Subject: Re: [NeXus-tech] transition to GIT for definitions and
> >> >> documentation
> >> >> 
> >> >> Hi Eugen,
> >> >> 
> >> >> The technical details of transferring are trivial, you could always
> >>use
> >> >> git-svn if you want to use git locally.
> >> >> 
> >> >> But, this raises a potential bigger question, if we were to move to
> >>git,
> >> >> why not consider moving wholesale to something like github ?  We
> >>could
> >> >> move from trac to github issues (I've been playing with migrating
> >> >>tickets
> >> >> for a different project).
> >> >> 
> >> >> It feels like there is a critical mass of companies and projects that
> >> >>are
> >> >> hosted on github - maybe we should be ? :-)
> >> >> 
> >> >> Cheers
> >> >> Stu
> >> >> 
> >> >> On 9/3/13 8:06 AM, "Wintersberger, Eugen"
> >> >> <eugen.wintersberger at desy.de>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> >Hi folks
> >> >> >  I was just wondering if it would be possible to migrate the
> >> >>repository
> >> >> >holding the definitions and the documentation from SVN to GIT.
> >> >> >I tried to work with the SVN repository several times, however,
> >> >> >branching is a pain with SVN. Besides, GIT could be used offline
> >>which
> >> >> >is quite comfortable when working while traveling by train ;).
> >> >> >I do not know how difficult it would be to make the transition to
> >>GIT
> >> >> >(at least the current version of Trac works with GIT).
> >> >> >What is your opinion about moving to GIT?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >regards
> >> >> >  Eugen
> >> >> 
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