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contribute:dev:git:start [2021/03/25 21:24] – Added link to commit guidelines into overview alexxconscontribute:dev:git:start [2024/04/14 10:35] (current) – [GitLab Forks and Merge Requests] gael
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 ===== GitLab Forks and Merge Requests ===== ===== GitLab Forks and Merge Requests =====
  
-If you want to contribute code the best way is to get a contributor's account and fork the project you would like the contribute to and file a [[https://docs.xfce.org/ee/user/project/merge_requests/|merge request]]. +If you want to contribute code, the best way is to get a contributor's account and fork the project you would like to contribute to and file a [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/help/user/project/merge_requests/index.md|merge request]]. 
-  - Fork the project (Ask for fork permissions [[/contribute/start#communication|on the mailing list or in IRC]] ) +  - Ask for fork permissions [[/contribute/start#communication|on the mailing list or in our Matrix channel]] 
-  - Clone your fork +  - Fork the project via the GitLab UI 
-  - Create a new branch (try to use a descriptive name), don't use "master"+  - Clone your fork locally 
 +  - **Create a new branch** (try to use a descriptive name), don't use "master" (otherwise we cannot rebase and merge your branch)
   - Change and push your code to your fork/branch   - Change and push your code to your fork/branch
   - Start a merge request and [[https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/allow_collaboration.html|allow maintainers to change your branch]] (this means maintainers can rebase your branch on top of master using the GitLab Web UI)   - Start a merge request and [[https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/allow_collaboration.html|allow maintainers to change your branch]] (this means maintainers can rebase your branch on top of master using the GitLab Web UI)