MESSy/CLaMS: Commit Changes to DKRZ server

• Before the very first commit configure the author name and email address to be used with your commits (saved in ~/.gitconfig):

  git config --global user.name "firstname lastname"
  git config --global user.email name@fz-juelich.de

• Create issue on DKRZ server

  • issue #xxx

  • Description of issue: "CLaMS:..."

• Create corresponding branch xxx-description on DKRZ server

• Update local repository

  git pull

• Switch to new branch

  git checkout xxx-description

  => already modified files are applied to the new branch

• Check your changes and commit:

  git status
  git add [...]
  git commit

  Commit Message:

  • first line with issue number

    • xxx: ...

    • (xxx: clams-submodul: ... -> all "clams" commits can be searched on DKRZ server!)

  • empty second line
  • additional explanatory text with as much details as desired from the third line onwards

• Before pushing:
  
  List all files to be pushed:

  git diff --stat --cached origin/devel
  git diff --stat --cached origin/xxx-description

  View all differences in all files to be pushed:

  git diff --cached origin/devel
  git diff --cached origin/xxx-description

• Push your changes to the new branch on DKRZ server

  git push

• Update your branch regularly with current devel branch

  git checkout devel
  git pull
  git checkout xxx-description
  git merge devel

• Create merge request on DKRZ server
  • click on "Merge Requests"
  • select "New Merge Request"
  • select source branch (issue_XYZ) and destination branch (devel)
  • click on "Compare branches and continue"
  • enter title (maybe remove "WIP:"), description (name co-referees by @-mentions) and assignee (Patrick Joeckel),
    • maybe select "delete source branch when merge request is accepted" and sent it

see CONTRIBUTING.md in messy main directory