Contributing to the automotive-sig repository

Cloning the main repository

Procedure

1. From GitLab, click Clone and copy the URL of the Automotive SIG repository. You can choose either SSH or HTTPS.
2. From a terminal window, clone the repository locally:

   git clone <url> <shortname>
   

   Example:

   git clone git@gitlab.com:centos/automotive/sample-images.git origin
   

Creating a fork

Procedure

1. From GitLab, click Fork.
2. Optional: Enter a project name. If you don’t enter a project name, the fork inherits the name of the origin.
3. Select your name from the namespace menu.
4. Optional: Enter a project description.
5. Select your preferred visibility level.
6. Click Fork project to create your fork.

Adding your fork as a remote

Procedure

1. From GitLab, click Clone and copy the URL of your fork. You can choose either SSH or HTTPS.
2. From a terminal window, go to your clone of the automotive-sig repository and add your fork as a remote repository:

   git remote add <fork-shortname> <url>
   

   Example:

   git remote add myfork git@gitlab.com:your-name/your-automotive-sig.git
   

3. Optional: Confirm that you added your fork as a remote:

   git remote -v
   

Note

You can run this command at any time to view details about all of the remotes in the cloned repository.

Contributing to the repository

Procedure

1. Create a dedicated branch on your fork:

   git checkout -b <branch>
   

   Example:

   git checkout -b my-branch
   

2. Push updates to your fork:

   git push <fork-shortname> <branch>
   

   Example:

   git push myfork my-branch
   

3. From the Automotive-SIG repository, click New merge request.
4. Select the main branch of the Automotive-SIG repository as the target.
5. Select the following merge options:

• Delete source branch when merge request is accepted.
• Squash commits when merge request is accepted.

6. Request a review from someone with maintainer rights so that they can review and merge your changes.