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authorAbigail <abigail@abigail.be>2008-12-20 14:18:16 +0100
committerAbigail <abigail@abigail.be>2008-12-20 14:18:16 +0100
commit12322d22877aba05e1653bbb960254200db8f045 (patch)
treec6a401d1e5bf52e1c86cec644b6e3a8c54ee7a38
parent2af192eebde5f7a93e229dfc3196f62ee4cbcd2e (diff)
downloadperl-12322d22877aba05e1653bbb960254200db8f045.tar.gz
From Paul Fenwick <pjf@perltraining.com.au>; Instructions on how to checkout/pull/branch from blead
-rw-r--r--pod/perlrepository.pod11
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diff --git a/pod/perlrepository.pod b/pod/perlrepository.pod
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@@ -105,8 +105,15 @@ Then change into the directory:
% cd perl-git
-First we need to create a temporary new branch for these changes and
-switch into it:
+Alternatively, if you already have a Perl repository, you should
+ensure that you're on the I<blead> branch, and your repostiroy
+is up to date:
+
+ % git checkout blead
+ % git pull
+
+Now that we have everything up to date, we need to create a temporary new
+branch for these changes and switch into it:
% git branch orange
% git checkout orange