git repository questions

[Werner Koch]

On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 02:29, jake at spaz.org said:

> newer, even though I had version 1.9 (which I thought was clearly newer
> than 1.11).  Now I know better.

Yep, we are using integers and not real numbers.  The dot is used to
separate the parts of the version number and is not the fraction point.
For gpg-error we use a simple MAJOR.MINOR Scheme whereas for other
projects  aversion numbering scheme of MAJOR.MINOR.MICRO is used.

> But I am finally able to compile gnupg from the latest git pull, albeit
> without gpgtar, nls, and doc (i will explain why if asked)

Do you mean gpgtar does not build ?  That is a pretty standard Unix
program and I have never heard of any problems.  If you have problems
wityh NLS, there are probably other problems.  BTW: Make sure to use
automake 1.11.

> Should I create a repository on github, and post my commits there, or
> should I ask for a respoitory on git.gnupg.org ??  I really don't know

Neither.  The cool thing with a DVCS is that you can have your own copy
of the entire repository.  If you want me to integrate your patches, you
should send the patches (git format-patch) to this mailing list and I
may apply them to the default repo.

Before you put too much work into writing a patch, you may want to
describe the problem and discuss it with us.


Shalom-Salam,

   Werner

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