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Preamble Preamble
======== ========
Tmux on SourceForge has two git repositories [1] "tmux" and "tmux-openbsd". Tmux on SourceForge has two git repositories [1] "tmux-code" and "tmux-openbsd".
Here's a description of them: Here's a description of them:
* "tmux" is the portable version, the one which contains code for other * "tmux-code" is the portable version, the one which contains code for other
operating systems, and autotools, etc., which isn't found or needed in the operating systems, and autotools, etc., which isn't found or needed in the
OpenBSD base system. OpenBSD base system.
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repository will take that long to appear in this git repository. repository will take that long to appear in this git repository.
It is assumed that the person doing the sync has read/write access to the It is assumed that the person doing the sync has read/write access to the
tmux repository on SourceForge already. tmux-code repository on SourceForge already.
If you've never used git before, git tracks meta-data about the committer If you've never used git before, git tracks meta-data about the committer
and the author, as part of a commit, hence: and the author, as part of a commit, hence:
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Cloning repositories Cloning repositories
==================== ====================
This involves having both tmux and tmux-openbsd cloned, as in: This involves having both tmux-code and tmux-openbsd cloned, as in:
% cd /some/where/useful % cd /some/where/useful
% git clone ssh://${USER}@tmux.git.sf.net/gitroot/tmux/tmux % git clone ssh://${USER}@tmux.git.sf.net/gitroot/tmux/tmux
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Adding in git-remotes Adding in git-remotes
===================== =====================
Because the portable "tmux" git repository and the "tmux-openbsd" repository do Because the portable "tmux-code" git repository and the "tmux-openbsd" repository do
not inherently share any history between each other, the history has been not inherently share any history between each other, the history has been
faked between them. This "faking of history" is something which has to be faked between them. This "faking of history" is something which has to be
told to git for the purposes of comparing the "tmux" and "tmux-openbsd" told to git for the purposes of comparing the "tmux" and "tmux-openbsd"
repositories for syncing. To do this, we must reference the clone of the repositories for syncing. To do this, we must reference the clone of the
"tmux-openbsd" repository from the "tmux" repository, as shown by the "tmux-openbsd" repository from the "tmux-code" repository, as shown by the
following command: following command:
% cd /path/to/tmux % cd /path/to/tmux-code
% git remote add obsd-tmux file:///path/to/tmux-openbsd % git remote add obsd-tmux file:///path/to/tmux-openbsd
So that now, the remote "obsd-tmux" can be used to reference branches and So that now, the remote "obsd-tmux" can be used to reference branches and
commits from the "tmux-openbsd" repository, but from the context of the commits from the "tmux-openbsd" repository, but from the context of the
portable "tmux" repository, which makes sense because it's the "tmux" portable "tmux-code" repository, which makes sense because it's the "tmux"
repository which will have the updates applied to them. repository which will have the updates applied to them.
Fetching updates Fetching updates
================ ================
To ensure the latest commits from "tmux-openbsd" can be found from within To ensure the latest commits from "tmux-openbsd" can be found from within
"tmux", we have to ensure the "master" branch from "tmux-openbsd" is "tmux-code", we have to ensure the "master" branch from "tmux-openbsd" is
up-to-date first, and then reference that update in "tmux", as in: up-to-date first, and then reference that update in "tmux-code", as in:
% cd /path/to/tmux-openbsd % cd /path/to/tmux-openbsd
% git checkout master % git checkout master
% git pull % git pull
Then back in "tmux": Then back in "tmux-code":
% cd /path/to/tmux % cd /path/to/tmux-code
% git fetch obsd-tmux % git fetch obsd-tmux-code
Creating the necessary branches Creating the necessary branches
=============================== ===============================
Now that "tmux" can see commits and branches from "tmux-openbsd" by way of Now that "tmux-code" can see commits and branches from "tmux-openbsd" by way of
the remote name "obsd-tmux", we can now create the master branch from the remote name "obsd-tmux", we can now create the master branch from
"tmux-openbsd" in the "tmux" repository: "tmux-openbsd" in the "tmux-code" repository:
% git checkout -b obsd-master obsd-tmux/master % git checkout -b obsd-master obsd-tmux/master
Adding in the fake history points Adding in the fake history points
================================= =================================
To tie both the "master" branch from "tmux" and the "obsd-master" branch To tie both the "master" branch from "tmux-code" and the "obsd-master" branch
from "tmux-openbsd" together, the fake history points added to the "tmux" from "tmux-openbsd" together, the fake history points added to the
repository need to be added. To do this, we must add an additional refspec "tmux-code" repository need to be added. To do this, we must add an additional refspec
line, as in: line, as in:
% cd /path/to/tmux % cd /path/to/tmux-code
% git config --add remote.origin.fetch '+refs/replace/*:refs/replace/*' % git config --add remote.origin.fetch '+refs/replace/*:refs/replace/*'
% git fetch origin % git fetch origin
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% git checkout master % git checkout master
The following will show commits on OpenBSD not yet synched with tmux The following will show commits on OpenBSD not yet synched with "tmux-code":
portable:
% git log master..obsd-master % git log master..obsd-master
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9. Update freshmeat. 9. Update freshmeat.
[1] http://tmux.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb-index.cgi [1] https://sourceforge.net/p/tmux/_list/git