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Month: February 2012

Re: [trinity-devel] Understanding GIT

From: "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:01:34 -0600
> In the wiki is the following:
>
> ====================================
> To commit all changes made to the complete source tree
>
> cd <top level tde directory>
> ./scripts/commit_all_submodules
>
> To commit changes in the current repository to the TDE servers
>
> git commit -a
> git push origin master
> ====================================
>
> What is the difference between the two commands and when is each
> appropriate?
>
> Darrell

Generally ./scripts/commit_all_submodules should be used by advanced
developers (e.g. me and Serghei) to commit automated changes to the entire
tree.  Others should use "git commit -a" to lessen the risk of breaking
all the TDE modules at once.

Tim