[webkit-dev] WebCore has moved: How to avoid merge conflicts

[Adam Barth]

I'm going to defer to git experts here.  I tested some git scenarios
when moving JavaScriptGlue and they seemed to work more-or-less
automagically, but WebCore might be different due to its size.

I moved the WebCore directory in one atomic "svn move" operation with
zero changes, which should help git understand what happened.

Adam


On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 4:20 PM, David Kilzer <ddkilzer at webkit.org> wrote:
> For git, I'm assuming the following works:
>
> Local changes:
> 1. git stash save "WIP"
> 2. git pull --rebase origin   (or git svn rebase)
> 3. git stash pop
>
> Branches:
> 1. git checkout branchname
> 2. git rebase master
>
> However, it would be interesting to know if "diff.renames=true" or if "diff.renames=copy" is required, or if "diff.renameLimit" needs to be set.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Jan 8, 2011, at 9:44 AM, Dimitri Glazkov wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your hard work, Adam!
>>
>> I tried this morning to follow your steps. It worked great, except
>> there were a few .orig files left after webkit-patch had run. I
>> removed them by hand and was on my way.
>>
>> :DG<
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 2:47 AM, Adam Barth <abarth at webkit.org> wrote:
>>> As of r75314, WebCore is now located in Source/WebCore.
>>> If you have outstanding patches to WebCore, here's what you can
>>> do to avoid merge conflicts:
>>>
>>> 1) *BEFORE* updating past r75314, create a patch for your change,
>>> either with svn-create-patch or by uploading your patch to
>>> bugs.webkit.org with webkit-patch.
>>>
>>> 2) Clean your working copy.  I recommend using "webkit-patch clean",
>>> but you can also use svn-unapply, "svn revert", "git reset", or
>>> whatever you're most confortable with.
>>>
>>> 3) Update to top-of-tree.
>>>
>>> 4) Apply your patch using svn-apply or "webkit-patch
>>> apply-attachment".  As of r75315, svn-apply is smart enough to
>>> magically apply the WebCore parts of your patch to
>>> Source/WebCore.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you have any merge trouble.  Hopefully we've got
>>> things set up so that the move is relatively painless.  Thanks again
>>> for your patience.
>>>
>>> Adam
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