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diff --git a/docs/developer.html b/docs/developer.html index d25e02cdc..ee83324d5 100644 --- a/docs/developer.html +++ b/docs/developer.html @@ -1,64 +1,46 @@ <!--#include file="header.html" --> -<h3>Subversion Read/Write Access</h3> +<h3>Developer Access</h3> -If you want to be able to commit things to Subversion, first contribute some -stuff to show you are serious. Then, very nicely ask <a -href="mailto:buildroot@uclibc.org">The Buildroot Developers</a> to set you up -with commit access to the Subversion repository. To access Subversion, you -will want to add the following to set up your environment: +Because we use Git for version control, you don't need developer (ssh) +access on uclibc.org to contribute to Buildroot, but you can request +it if needed. <p> -To obtain commit access, you will need to demonstrate you are serious by -submitting a few good patches first. Then, you will need to select a username -to use when committing changes to SVN, you will need to send me the username -you have selected, you must send me your preferred contact email address, and -finally, you must send me an ssh version 2 DSA key with 1024 bits (the default) -or more. If you do not currently have an ssh version 2 DSA key, you can -generate a key using the command<pre>ssh-keygen -t dsa</pre> This will -create the files <pre>/home/<USERNAME>/ssh/id_dsa -/home/<USERNAME>/.ssh/id_dsa.pub</pre> -It is recommended that you generate a key with a "passphrase" for security reasons. +To obtain developer access, you will need to demonstrate you are +serious by submitting a few good patches first. Then, you will need +to select a username to use when logging in, you will need to send me +the username you have selected, you must send me your preferred +contact email address, and finally, you must send me an ssh version 2 +DSA key with 1024 bits (the default) or more. If you do not currently +have an ssh version 2 DSA key, you can generate a key using the +command<pre>ssh-keygen -t dsa</pre> This will create the +files <pre>/home/<USERNAME>/ssh/id_dsa +/home/<USERNAME>/.ssh/id_dsa.pub</pre> It is recommended that +you generate a key with a "passphrase" for security reasons. <p> Make the file known to the system by running <pre>ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_dsa</pre> -You must then send the content of 'id_dsa.pub' to me so I can setup your account. +You must then send the content of 'id_dsa.pub' to me so I can setup your account. The content of 'id_dsa' should of course be kept secret. <p> -Once you are setup with an account, you will need to use your account to -checkout a copy of buildroot from Subversion: +Once you have an account, you can use it to store Git +repositories. Simply put them in subdirectories of your ~/git, and +touch ~/git/<repo>/git-daemon-export-ok, after which the hourly +cronjob will pick them up and show them in cgit. They are also +available though git-daemon: -<pre> -svn list svn+ssh://username@svn.uclibc.org/svn/trunk/buildroot</pre> -<br> -It goes without saying you must change <em>username</em> to your own -username... -<p> - -You can then enter the newly checked out buildroot directory, make changes, check -your changes, diff your changes, revert your changes, and and commit your -changes usine commands such as: - -<pre> -svn diff -svn status -svn revert -svn commit</pre> - -<p> - -For additional detail on how to use Subversion, please visit the -<a href="http://subversion.tigris.org/">the Subversion website</a>. -You might also want to read online or buy a copy of <a -href="http://svnbook.red-bean.com/">the Subversion Book</a>... +<pre>git clone git://git.buildroot.net/~<USERNAME>/git/<REPO></pre> +For additional detail on how to use Git, please visit the +<a href="http://git-scm.org/">the Git website</a>. <!--#include file="footer.html" --> |