Closed (won't fix)
Project:
Documentation
Version:
6.x-1.x-dev
Component:
New documentation
Priority:
Normal
Category:
Task
Assigned:
Unassigned
Reporter:
Created:
15 Dec 2007 at 20:50 UTC
Updated:
16 Aug 2009 at 10:17 UTC
Contributed projects are stored on drupal.org using a version control
system called CVS. All project maintainers must use CVS to manage their
code. CrossVC is a GUI application used on Windows, Mac, and Linux to work
with CVS. There are no written instructions in the handbook on how to use
it or a video that shows how to install CrossVC. Create instructions on how
to use it to check out the contributions repository and create a patch to
help fix a real issue in drupal.org's issue queue for contributed modules
or themes.
The task will involve learning how to install the application and use it to
complete basic CVS tasks: checkout the HEAD and DRUPAL-6 branches of the
contributions CVS repository and a patch suitable for submission to a
project's issue queue. Then record and narrate a video that walks through
these steps.
The deliverable for this task is to
1. create the instructions to obtain and install CrossVC, check out
repositories, and create patches. The ultimate formatting should be modeled
like other pages in the CVS GUIs and clients section of the handbook.
2. upload the handbook page content and training video to an issue on
drupal.org assigned to the Drupal Documentation project. The video should
be less than 15 minutes in mp4
format that shows how to install CrossVC, checkout HEAD and DRUPAL-5
revisions of contributions from CVS, and create a patch. Don't forget to
mention this GHOP issue in your submission.
3. submit the patch you created to the issue you chose and update the
status of the issue accordingly.
The task is complete upon review and approval by a documentation team member.
Resources:
* CrossVC: http://www.crossvc.com/
* Issues for all projects: http://drupal.org/project/issues
* CVS GUIs and clients: http://drupal.org/handbook/cvs/clients
* Contribute your own Drupal Videocast: http://drupal.org/node/62196
* Contributing a Module through CVS: http://drupal.org/node/188985
* Submitting patches: http://drupal.org/patch/submit
Comments
Comment #1
deekayen commentedsubscribing
Comment #2
webchickDeadline for GHOP task claining has passed. If anyone wants to work on this, feel free.
Comment #3
johnnocChanged the component to reflect the new component categorization. (DocSprint @Drupalcon Szeged 2008)
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Comment #4
MGParisi commentedGHOP Items are too be marked as FIXED!
Comment #5
deekayen commentedExcept nobody ever wrote the docs...
Comment #6
MGParisi commentedWell its good that you came and changed it back. Most of the old doc requests have invalid links, or are pointing to documents that have already been updated a million times. In this case it was shared with me that these old GHOP items can be marked as fixed. Now if someone shows interest in getting them written then the status can be changed back (as you did) and we can hope someone with enough knowledge can come along and write them.... without another year passing :(
I wish I could help more and step in and write this, but I was not even AROUND when this ticket was written, and I only know tortoise (and barely at that).
Comment #7
add1sun commented@deekayen, since no one has taken this on in almost 1.5 years, I consider this a won't fix. If someone is inspired or needs it, then the doc will get done. I understand recording desired docs, but at some point we need to weed out things that people are not working on, if they aren't critical, so we can keep this issue queue manageable. If you would like to work on this yourself in the near future, feel free to reopen, but otherwise I want to clean it out.
Comment #7.0
gregglesremove GHOP parts