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Friendica on Github
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* [Home](help)
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Here is how you can work on the code with us. If you have any questions please write to the Friendica developers' forum.
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Introduction to the workflow with our Github repository
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1. Install git on the system you will be developing on.
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2. Create your own [github](https://github.com) account.
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3. Fork the Friendica repository from [https://github.com/friendica/friendica.git](https://github.com/friendica/friendica.git).
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4. Clone your fork from your Github account to your machine.
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Follow the instructions provided here: [http://help.github.com/fork-a-repo/](http://help.github.com/fork-a-repo/) to create and use your own tracking fork on github
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5. Commit your changes to your fork.
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Then go to your github page and create a "Pull request" to notify us to merge your work.
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Our Git Branches
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There are two relevant branches in the main repo on Github:
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1. master: This branch contains stable releases only.
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2. develop: This branch contains the latest code.
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This is what you want to work with.
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Fast-forwarding
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Fast forwarding is enabled by default in git.
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When you merge with fast-forwarding it does not add a new commit to mark when you've performed the merge and how.
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This means in your commit history you can't know exactly what happened in terms of merges.
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**It's best to turn off fast-forwarding.**
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This is done by running "git merge --no-ff".
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[Here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5519007/how-do-i-make-git-merges-default-be-no-ff-no-commit) is an explanation on how to configure git to turn off fast-forwarding by default.
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You can find some more background reading [here](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/).
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Release branches
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A release branch is created when the develop branch contains all features it should have.
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A release branch is used for a few things.
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1. It allows last-minute bug fixing before the release goes to master branch.
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2. It allows meta-data changes (README, CHANGELOG, etc.) for version bumps and documentation changes.
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3. It makes sure the develop branch can receive new features that are **not** part of this release.
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That last point is important because...
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**The moment a release branch is created, develop is now intended for the version after this release**.
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So please don't ever merge develop into a release!
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An example: If a release branch "release-3.4" is created, "develop" becomes either 3.5 or 4.0.
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If you were to merge develop into release-3.4 at this point, features and bug-fixes intended for 3.5 or 4.0 might leak into this release branch.
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This might introduce new bugs, too.
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Which defeats the purpose of the release branch.
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Some important reminders
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1. Please pull in any changes from the project repository and merge them with your work **before** issuing a pull request.
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We reserve the right to reject any patch which results in a large number of merge conflicts.
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This is especially true in the case of language translations - where we may not be able to understand the subtle differences between conflicting versions.
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2. **Test your changes**.
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Don't assume that a simple fix won't break anything else.
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If possible get an experienced Friendica developer to review the code.
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Don't hesitate to ask us in case of doubt.
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Check out how to work with [our Vagrant](help/Vagrant) to save a lot of setup time!
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