[Numpy-discussion] installing different tag or branches from git source

[Vincent Davis]

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 6:41 AM, Ralf Gommers
<ralf.gommers at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Vincent Davis <vincent at vincentdavis.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Ok so this is more of a git question but and I think it might be
>> simple I just don't get it.
>> Lets say I get a copy of numpy,
>> $git clone http://github.com/numpy/numpy.git
>> and now I what install the 1.4.1 release which is a "tag"
>> or
>> I want to install 1.4.x maintenance which is a "branch".
>>
>> My understanding is that git clone get everything, I kinda get how I
>> can switch branches git checkout maintenance/1.4.x not sure about how
>> to do this with tags and not really sure what this actually does.
>>
>> So is this right?
>> If I
>> git clone http://github.com/numpy/numpy.git
>> git checkout v1.4.0
>> I will not have release 1.4.0 source in my numpy folder?
>
> if not=now, then yes.

Yes , and thanks
Vincent

>
>>
>> and
>> git checkout maintenance/1.4.x
>> I will have the maintenance/1.4.x source in my numpy folder?
>
> yep.
>>
>> I got the link to
>> http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/dev/gitwash/index.html from another
>> email tread but I don't think it can be found by starting at
>> http://www.scipy.org/Developer_Zone
>> How does one add a link to that page?
>
> It's a wiki, the edit button (the talk cloud icon) works for me.
>
> Cheers,
> Ralf
>
>>
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>> Thanks
>> Vincent Davis
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