[HOWTO] Using git for mtd (v4)

[Jörn Engel]

Next version.  This time the push should actually work.

1. Clone Linus' tree

  $ git clone git://rsync.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git mtd

  The mtd git server is behind a slow DSL line and does not have
  enough network bandwith for people to clone the full tree on a
  regular basis.

2. Change into soon-to-be mtd tree

  $ cd mtd

3. Setup mtd remotes files

  $ vi .git/remotes/mtd_in
  URL: git://git.infradead.org/mtd-2.6
  Pull: master:mtd
  $ vi .git/remotes/mtd_out
  URL: ssh://git.infradead.org/~/public_git/mtd-2.6.git
  Push: Push: mtd:master

4. Fetch mtd tree

  $ git fetch mtd_in

5. Checkout mtd tree

  $ git checkout mtd

6. Edit some files

  Use your favorite editor.  Don't forget to tell git about new files
  with "git add".

7. Commit changes

  $ git commit -a -s

  Don't forget the '-s' part or you have to add the Signed-Off-By:
  line yourself.

8. Create private tree on pentafluge

  $ ssh git.infradead.org
  $ mkdir public_git
  $ cd public_git
  $ ln -s ~/public_git
  $ git clone -l -n -s --bare /home/git/mtd-2.6.git mtd-2.6.git
  $ chmod og+rx ~ ~/public_git

9. Push to private tree on pentafluge

  $ git push mtd_out

  http://git.infradead.org/ will index the tree every five minutes via
  cron.

Jörn

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