[gimp-web] Links to GNOME GIT documentation and formatting.



commit bba52b6198b04b2ad9b94677697ef5a63269410b
Author: Michael Schumacher <schumaml gmx de>
Date:   Thu Jul 16 21:45:01 2009 +0200

    Links to GNOME GIT documentation and formatting.
    
    http://live.gnome.org/Git/Developers helps to get the local git repository
    set up  correctly, http://live.gnome.org/Git/CommitMessages describes the
    formats of the commit messages, and the commands should not be hidden in
    the text flow.

 bugs/howtos/bugzilla.htrw     |    2 +-
 bugs/howtos/submit-patch.htrw |   44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/bugs/howtos/bugzilla.htrw b/bugs/howtos/bugzilla.htrw
index 9264464..1da0cce 100644
--- a/bugs/howtos/bugzilla.htrw
+++ b/bugs/howtos/bugzilla.htrw
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
        reproduce it in your bug report. If you are running GIMP in
        another language, try switching your GIMP to English so you can
        report menu items exactly with the English menu item name. It
-       helps. (Developers generally understand English) If you cannot
+       helps (Developers generally understand English). If you cannot
        reproduce the bug, assume it was some weird freak event and
        don't report it. If it recurs, consult with your
        appropriate <a href="wgo:mail_lists">user mailing
diff --git a/bugs/howtos/submit-patch.htrw b/bugs/howtos/submit-patch.htrw
index 7e751a7..737732b 100644
--- a/bugs/howtos/submit-patch.htrw
+++ b/bugs/howtos/submit-patch.htrw
@@ -21,23 +21,26 @@
   apply the patch.
 </p>
 <p>
-  Clone the git repository which is
-  <pre>
-git clone git://git.gnome.org/gimp
-</pre>
+  Clone the git repository which is<br/><br/>
+
+  <kbd>git clone git://git.gnome.org/gimp</kbd><br/><br/>
+
   Create commits that fixes the problem. For small problems it will
   only be a single commit. Be sure to provide your name and email in
-  the commits. Refer to git guides on the net on how to work with git.
+  the commits - you can <a href="http://live.gnome.org/Git/Developers#head-2ad4a3239be27d5312d1be06debb39d4550baaf8";>set
+  up your git repository</a> to do this for you. Please make sure to 
+  provide useful commit messages; you may refer to
+  <a href="http://live.gnome.org/Git/CommitMessages";>GNOME's guidelines</a>.
 </p>
 <p>
-  Now that you have commits that fixes the problem, create patches by doing
-  <pre>
-git format-patch origin/master
-</pre>
-  This will give you patch files in the form of git commits with names like
-  <pre>
-0001-plug-ins-Use-string-literal-as-format-in-metadata-p.patch
-</pre>
+  Now that you have commits that fixes the problem, create patches by doing<br/><br/>
+
+  <kbd>git format-patch origin/master</kbd><br/><br/>
+
+  This will give you patch files in the form of git commits with names like<br/><br/>
+
+  <kbd>0001-plug-ins-Use-string-literal-as-format-in-metadata-p.patch</kbd><br/><br/>
+
   We prefer to have the patches attached to bug reports in Bugzilla (see
   below) but it is also fine to send them to the mailing list if they
   are reasonably small.
@@ -51,8 +54,12 @@ git format-patch origin/master
   To generate the patch you will need two copies of the source code: one that is unmodified and one containing
   your changes to the source. Start by downloading the source code of the latest release, extract it and make a copy
   of the entire source directory. After you have made your changes to one of the source directories and made sure it
-  compiles and works as expected, you can create the patch file using the command
-  <kbd>diff -rup /path/to/unmodified/source /path/to/modified/source &gt; /path/to/patchfile.patch</kbd>. To summarize the steps:
+  compiles and works as expected, you can create the patch file using the command:<br/><br/>
+
+  <kbd>diff -rup /path/to/unmodified/source /path/to/modified/source &gt; patchfile.patch</kbd></p>
+
+<p>
+  To summarize the steps:
 </p>
 <ul>
   <li>Download the source code of the latest release</li>
@@ -61,7 +68,8 @@ git format-patch origin/master
   <li>Apply your changes to the copy of the source code</li>
   <li>Re-compile and make sure it works as expected</li>
   <li>Do a <kbd>make clean</kbd> to remove files generated during build</li>
-  <li>Generate the patch file using <kbd>diff -rup /path/to/unmodified/source /path/to/modified/source &gt; /path/to/patchfile.patch</kbd></li>
+  <li>Generate the patch file using<br/><br/>
+      <kbd>diff -rup /path/to/unmodified/source /path/to/modified/source &gt; patchfile.patch</kbd></li>
   <li>Examine the resulting .patch file to make sure it contains only the intended changes</li>
   <li>Submit the patch using Bugzilla, see below</li>
 </ul>
@@ -130,8 +138,8 @@ git format-patch origin/master
 <!--#include virtual="/includes/wgo-page-fini.xhtml" -->
     <div>
       <span id="footerleft">
-        How To &copy; 2002-2003 <a href="mail:People-Mattisson_Niklas">Niklas Mattisson</a> and
-        <a href="mail:People-Andersen_Henrik_Brix">Henrik Brix Andersen</a>
+        How To &copy; 2002-200) <a href="mail:People-Mattisson_Niklas">Niklas Mattisson</a> and
+        <a href="mail:People-Andersen_Henrik_Brix">Henrik Brix Andersen</a> and Martin Nordholts and Michael Schumacher
       </span>
       <span id="footerright">
         <a href="mailto:webmaster gimp org">webmaster gimp org</a>



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