From: Ferruh Yigit Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 13:34:17 +0000 (+0000) Subject: doc: add sub-repositories information X-Git-Tag: spdx-start~5316 X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=579a5c987f2cc5a330d47c89fbcdbf3b7e307499;p=dpdk.git doc: add sub-repositories information DPDK switched to main and sub-repositories approach, this patch documents new approach and updates development process according. Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit Acked-by: John McNamara --- diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst index 729aea7171..fabddbeef3 100644 --- a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst @@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ The DPDK development process has the following features: * There is a mailing list where developers submit patches. * There are maintainers for hierarchical components. * Patches are reviewed publicly on the mailing list. -* Successfully reviewed patches are merged to the master branch of the repository. +* Successfully reviewed patches are merged to the repository. + +| + +* There are main repository ``dpdk`` and sub-repositories ``dpdk-next-*``. +* A patch should be sent for its target repository. Like net drivers should be on top of dpdk-next-net repository. +* All sub-repositories are merged into main repository for -rc1 and -rc2 versions of the release. +* After -rc2 release all patches should target main repository. The mailing list for DPDK development is `dev@dpdk.org `_. Contributors will need to `register for the mailing list `_ in order to submit patches. @@ -33,12 +40,17 @@ Refer to the `Pro Git Book `_ for further informat Getting the Source Code ----------------------- -The source code can be cloned using either of the following:: +The source code can be cloned using either of the following: - git clone git://dpdk.org/dpdk +main repository:: + git clone git://dpdk.org/dpdk git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk +sub-repositories (`list `_):: + + git clone git://dpdk.org/next/dpdk-next-* + git clone http://dpdk.org/git/next/dpdk-next-* Make your Changes -----------------