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| author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-01-31 10:13:09 (EST) |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-01-31 10:13:09 (EST) |
| commit | e7382372f7091282c29f14a4a13aa3cfff5f486b (patch) | |
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docs/git/index.html: Add notes about setting up git
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diff --git a/docs/git/index.html b/docs/git/index.html index e2eb5b0..02f4225 100644 --- a/docs/git/index.html +++ b/docs/git/index.html @@ -78,6 +78,24 @@ <p> First, <a href="#build_dependencies">install the build dependencies</a>. </p> + + <p> + Since libreboot makes extensive use of git, you need to setup git properly. If you haven't setup + git yet, the minimum requirement is:<br/> + $ <b>git config --global user.name "Your Name"</b><br/> + $ <b>git config --global user.email your@emailaddress.com</b><br/> + This is what will also appear in git logs if you ever commit your own changes to a given repository. For + more information, see <a href="http://git-scm.com/doc">http://git-scm.com/doc</a>. + </p> + + <p> + Another nice config for you (optional, but recommended):<br/> + $ <b>git config --global core.editor nano</b><br/> + $ <b>git config --global color.status auto</b><br/> + $ <b>git config --global color.branch auto</b><br/> + $ <b>git config --global color.interactive auto</b><br/> + $ <b>git config --global color.diff auto</b> + </p> <p> After that, run the get script:<br/> |