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=== Creating a project fork === | === Creating a project fork === | ||
A ''project fork'' is a copy of the original repository where a user or a group of users has/have full control. All development in our project is carried out in the individual forks. Branches of project forks are merged back into the main repository by '''merge requests''', preferably via '''fast forward''' merges. That requires that developers rebase the project fork to the main repository and resolve all conflicts before requesting a merge. | |||
[https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/gitlab-basics/fork-project.html How to fork a project] | [https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/gitlab-basics/fork-project.html How to fork a project] | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 16 December 2016
Mailing lists and collaborative tools
- Project web page: has to come
- General mailing list: pCT@uib.no
- Slack project
Software installation
Software repository
We will use the gitlab server hosted by IT of University of Bergen, the link will appear here as soon as they provide the service.
Development workflow
Note: the repository has not yet been created
Everyone can access the main repository, however only a small group of administrators has write access. However, every user can fork a repository, this creates a copy where a single developer or a group of developers have full access.
The main repository has the following branches:
- production: the latest production code, in this branch we have release tags
- master: the latest stable release
- dev: the development branch
In addition to those main branches there can be feature branches where development happens detached from the main branches. A feature branch is based on the dev branch.
Creating a project fork
A project fork is a copy of the original repository where a user or a group of users has/have full control. All development in our project is carried out in the individual forks. Branches of project forks are merged back into the main repository by merge requests, preferably via fast forward merges. That requires that developers rebase the project fork to the main repository and resolve all conflicts before requesting a merge.
Making local development copy
git clone <project link>
Pushing to development fork
Pull/Merge request
All updates to the main repository are made via merge requests (github refers to them as pull requests). A merge request requires the code update to be in a mergable branch in a development fork.
Coming soon: HOWTO
