A Translators Guide to Git

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Configuration

Git includes your name and email address in commits. To configure them, use the following commands:

git config --global user.name "John Smith"
git config --global user.email [email protected]

Git will automatically convert line endings for you. Use the following settings:

git config --global core.autocrlf true  # Windows
git config --global core.autocrlf input  # Linux/Mac

The following configuration option simplifies pushing a branch back to the server:

git config --global push.default upstream

Obtain a copy of the repository

Clone the repository:

git clone [email protected]:gramps-project/gramps.git Gramps

Change directory:

cd Gramps

Create a maintenance branch

To create a local branch which tracks a branch on the server, use:

git checkout -b gramps51 origin/maintenance/gramps51

Updating a translation

There are two main workflows. The recommend one is that translators should create a pull request, for those translators new to Git and this will allow their contribution to be checked before it is pushed to the repository. The other is the simple workflow for developers, but is only available to developers that have write access to the repository, otherwise please create a pull request.

Creating a pull request

You first need to make a copy of the Gramps repository in GitHub this is referred to as creating a Fork. To do this, go to the Gramps repository page,

https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps

then login, and click on the "Fork" button.

Create a remote to access your Fork:

git remote add myfork [email protected]:<username>/gramps.git

where <username> is you GitHub username.

Create a branch to work in:

git checkout -b xx gramps51

Now edit the po file.

Commit your changes:

git add po/xx.po
git commit -m 'Update xx translation'

You can update the gramps51 branch at any time.

git checkout gramps51
git pull

You rebase your working branch on the gramps51 branch at any time.

git checkout xx
git rebase gramps51

When you are ready to make a pull request, push your translation to your fork:

git push myfork xx

Now create a pull request within GitHub.

If you have recently pushed a branch to your fork, then GitHub will highlight this when you visit the repository page, and give you an option to create a pull request. Otherwise click on the "New pull request" button.

Make sure that you select "gramps51" as the base branch.

Simple workflow for developers

Checkout the maintenance branch:

git checkout gramps51

Get the latest changes:

git pull --rebase

Now edit the po file.

Check status and differences:

git status
git diff

Stage the file for commit:

git add po/xx.po

Commit the change:

git commit -m 'Update xx translation'

Get the latest changes again:

git pull --rebase

Always use the '--rebase' option.

Check the log:

git log

Check using a graphical tool:

gitk

Look for anything unusual such as merge commits.

When you are completely happy, push the changes to the server. If in doubt, don't.

See also