Changes between Version 55 and Version 56 of SourceCodeGit

Timestamp:

Jul 27, 2015, 2:50:12 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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SourceCodeGit

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 = BOINC source code =
 
-The BOINC source code is maintained in [http://www.git-scm.com Git] repositories:
-
-* You can view and browse the available repositories at [https://github.com/BOINC github.com/BOINC].
-* You can download the BOINC source code as a compressed archive from [https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/releases here].
-
+The BOINC source code is maintained in a [https://github.com/BOINC github.com/BOINC Git repository on Github]:
 Github allow you to browse the source trees, get individual files, and view the revision history.
 
-= Getting the code directly using Git =
-
-It is easier to get the source as a tarball or zipfile as indicated above.
-However, you may want to use [http://www.git-scm.com Git] directly instead.
+= Getting the code using Git =
 
 == Installing Git ==
@@ -33 +26 @@
 Recommended reading/watching:
 
- * [http://vimeo.com/14629850 Getting Git]: 1 hour video (technical, but highly recommended) 
  * [http://git-scm.com/book Pro Git]: Great free online book (also commercially available in print!) 
  * [http://git-scm.com/doc All the rest]: Cheat sheets, tutorials and more videos 
 
-== Cloning the remote Git repository ==
-
-To clone the repository into a local directory called (for example) 'boinc', run one of these console commands:
+== Cloning the Git repository ==
+
+To clone the repository into a local directory called (for example) 'boinc', run the commands:
 
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 }}}
 
+== Changing your repository origin ==
+
+Prior to 27 July 2015, the main BOINC repository was on boinc.berkeley.edu rather than Github.
+If you cloned a repository from here, you'll need to change its origin to Github.
+On Unix you can do this with the command
+{{{
+git remote set-url origin https://github.com/BOINC/boinc
+}}}
+On Windows with Tortoisegit:
+ * right-click on your repo folder
+ * select Settings
+ * in the left column, select Remote (under Git)
+ * select "origin" in the Remote: list
+ * change the URL to https://github.com/BOINC/boinc.git
+ * click Apply
+ 
 == Working with the local Git repository ==
 
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 === Tags & Branches ===
 
-For all software other than the client (i.e., server, web, and API)
-use the master branch.
+For all software other than the client (i.e., server, web, and API) use the master branch.
 Don't use a client tag or branch; the server software in it probably isn't stable.
 
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    (let's say because of the need for a immediate bugfix)
    may be done in a remote branch called 'client_release/6/6.12'.
+
+Some tagged versions are available as compressed archives from [https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/releases here].
 
 Run `git remote show origin` to list the remote branches.