Using the Github UI to Make Pull Requests
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Github has a simple web interface that makes it very easy to propose a simple change to code. You do not need to install any software or do anything beside register for a git hub account. | Github has a simple web interface that makes it very easy to propose a simple change to code. You do not need to install any software or do anything beside register for a git hub account. | ||
| − | + | ===1 Identify a change you want to make.=== | |
[[File:easygithub1.png]] | [[File:easygithub1.png]] | ||
| − | + | ===2 Find the file you want to modify on Github=== | |
[[File:easygithub2.png]] | [[File:easygithub2.png]] | ||
| − | + | ===3 Click Edit to open the file=== | |
[[File:easygithub4.png]] | [[File:easygithub4.png]] | ||
| − | + | ===4 Make your change=== | |
[[File:easygithub5.png]] | [[File:easygithub5.png]] | ||
| − | + | ===5 Scroll down and click the Propose file change button (add a note if you want).=== | |
[[File:easygithub6.png]] | [[File:easygithub6.png]] | ||
| − | + | ===6 Fill in any additional information in the pull request including a reference to the joomlacode issue.=== | |
[[File:easygithub7.png]] | [[File:easygithub7.png]] | ||
| − | + | ===7 Click Send pull request.=== | |
[[File:easygithub8.png]] | [[File:easygithub8.png]] | ||
| − | + | ===8 Make a note in the joomlacode issue with any a link to the pull request.=== | |
[[File:easygithub9.png]] | [[File:easygithub9.png]] | ||
[[Category: Bug Squad]] [[Category: Development]] | [[Category: Bug Squad]] [[Category: Development]] | ||
Revision as of 17:43, 14 October 2012
Github has a simple web interface that makes it very easy to propose a simple change to code. You do not need to install any software or do anything beside register for a git hub account.
1 Identify a change you want to make.
2 Find the file you want to modify on Github
3 Click Edit to open the file
4 Make your change
5 Scroll down and click the Propose file change button (add a note if you want).
6 Fill in any additional information in the pull request including a reference to the joomlacode issue.
7 Click Send pull request.
8 Make a note in the joomlacode issue with any a link to the pull request.
