Git

Introduction

The primary source code management system for the Mu2e Offline software is a git that is hosted on the Fermilab redmine site. Other Mu2e software is managed using other source code management systems.

Please follow these instructions for the mu2e conventions on commits.

BTrk github repo

Quick Start

Please also see the basic code recipe for an introduction to setting up the environment, checking out code and building.

If you are going to commit anything, you must understand and follow the detailed mu2e instructions

need to add instructions on first-time use: ~.gitconfig

• checkout the main repository
  • readonly:

    git clone http://cdcvs.fnal.gov/projects/mu2eofflinesoftwaremu2eoffline/Offline.git

  • with kerberos authentication for committing code

    git clone ssh://p-mu2eofflinesoftwaremu2eoffline@cdcvs.fnal.gov/cvs/projects/mu2eofflinesoftwaremu2eoffline/Offline.git

• checkout the head to a local working branch (recommended)

get checkout -b work

• see the history of a file

git log fileSpec

• list tags

git tag -l

• checkout a tag or branch into the working area

get checkout tagOrBranchName 

• update the local repository

git fetch

• update the local repository and checkout the head into the working area

git pull

• see what the status is

git status

Please see the references or many web resources for details on git commands and features. If you are going to commit anything, you must understand and follow the detailed mu2e instructions

References

• mu2e git instructions
• git home Documentation reference
• redmine repository browser
• Fermilab redmine
• talk at the Software and Simulation Meeting, Sept 17, 2014.
• Marc P's suggested git workflow for simple git projects
• Fermilab git workshop and related materials
• managing and creating new redmine repositories