From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Alan E. Davis" Subject: Re: Suggest changing git repo on website to refer to git protocol Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:19:22 +1000 Message-ID: <7bef1f890807230919m388dfb36r7ea7ddab1ea354ba@mail.gmail.com> References: <6dbd4d000807220948k1a90f623x9122d0073d6e01b8@mail.gmail.com> <74758616-DF56-4EB8-A5EF-AD1E8900303F@uva.nl> <4886168E.5080908@manor-farm.org> <8C7E273F-8690-4A16-9172-BB6C9A3545B0@uva.nl> <6dbd4d000807221035t2c3271a0h6296f56255a60dab@mail.gmail.com> <6dbd4d000807221301q7896e920g287e0500efd92f80@mail.gmail.com> <873am1cpae.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <7bef1f890807230711y6e49b53emfd9027304d870a5c@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KLh3u-0002iW-Ob for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:19:34 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KLh3p-0002fL-Ia for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:19:33 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43616 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KLh3p-0002fD-7t for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:19:29 -0400 Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com ([209.85.200.170]:38122) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KLh3o-0004iK-GV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:19:29 -0400 Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 28so1950913wfc.24 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:19:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <7bef1f890807230711y6e49b53emfd9027304d870a5c@mail.gmail.com> Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I might add a couple of cents' worth. I am clue challenged where it comes to certain technologies that the users of lists such as this one seem to take for granted. In particular, while I didn't clearly understand the problem brought up by the original poster, I did have quite a bit of trouble with this very link. I couldn't figure out how to use git at all. I posted on the list, and got help from some listmembers, clarifying the issues. In my humble opinion, a clearer explanation of how to "clone" (what's that?) a git repository, and so on, would be helpful. I have (probably a bit presumptously) been able to install quite a few software programs from CVS, subversion, etc., probably even git. In each case there was a clearly presented instruction of how to use it. I have appreciated this. As an interloper in the technological world, in many ways, I owe a massive debt to those who have made it easy for me to do what I have needed or wanted to do. It was Manish who explained to me in the clearest terms how to use the git repository. I trust he will not resent my posting here his instructions ( in a far less clearly formatted manner than his own, I'm afraid). I am taking some liberties with his presentation: I. Org is cloned from it's git repo [perhaps in ~/elisp/org-mode.git:]. $ mkdir ~/elisp/ && cd ~/elisp $ git clone git://repo.or.cz/org-mode.git org-mode.git II. When one wishes to update the "clone" $ cd ~/elisp/org-mode.git && git pull He explained more of the process of building the package. This was helpful to me. Perhaps with something similar on the org-mode pages, a less clueful (but no less keen) newcomer like myself may be given the gift of understanding. I have gone on at some length. Alan "It's never a matter of liking or disliking ..." ---Santa Ynez Chumash Medicine Man -- Alan Davis, Kagman High School, Saipan lngndvs@gmail.com "It's never a matter of liking or disliking ..." ---Santa Ynez Chumash Medicine Man "We have no art. We do everything as well as we can." ---Balinese saying