[doc] Handle leading dash in @code.

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / contributor / source-code.itexi

diff --git a/Documentation/contributor/source-code.itexi b/Documentation/contributor/source-code.itexi
index c952506ccc0b76011c2b0f7af252345d8a4ec2c9..60c8ca2c123ced3a6816c8241ba92ef831866712 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/contributor/source-code.itexi
+++ b/Documentation/contributor/source-code.itexi
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ Download the @command{lily-git.tcl} script from:
 @c don't change the cgit link below to gitweb; gitweb uses
 @c long filenames like "scripts_auxiliar_lily-git.tcl"
 
-@example
+@smallexample
 @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/scripts/auxiliar/lily-git.tcl}
-@end example
+@end smallexample
 
 @item
 To run the program from the command line, navigate to the
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ should configure some basic settings with the
 global and repository-specific options.
 
 To configure settings that affect all repositories, use the
-@command{--global} command line option.  For example, the first
+@option{--global} command line option.  For example, the first
 two options that you should always set are your @var{name} and
 @var{email}, since Git needs these to keep track of commit
 authors:
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ by the above commands would look like this:
 @end example
 
 Using the @command{git@tie{}config} command @emph{without} the
-@command{--global} option configures repository-specific settings,
+@option{--global} option configures repository-specific settings,
 which are stored in the file @file{.git/config}.  This file is
 created when a repository is initialized (using
 @command{git@tie{}init}), and by default contains these lines:
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ git pull    # recommended for translators
 @end example
 
 If you're tracking the remote @code{master} branch, you should add
-the @code{-r} option (short for @code{--rebase}) to keep commits
+the @option{-r} option (short for @option{--rebase}) to keep commits
 on your local branch current:
 
 @example
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ git pull -r # use with caution when translating
 @end example
 
 If you don't edit translated documentation and don't want to type
-@code{-r} every time, configure the master branch to rebase by
+@option{-r} every time, configure the master branch to rebase by
 default with this command:
 
 @example
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ git branch -d @var{name}
 @end example
 
 Git will ask you for confirmation if it sees that data would be
-lost by deleting the branch.  Use @code{-D} instead of @code{-d}
+lost by deleting the branch.  Use @option{-D} instead of @option{-d}
 to bypass this.  Note that you cannot delete a branch if it is
 currently checked out.
 
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ git commit -a
 @end example
 
 @noindent
-The @code{-a} is short for @code{--all} which includes modified
+The @option{-a} is short for @option{--all} which includes modified
 and deleted files, but only those newly created files that have
 previously been added.
 
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ We prefer it if you follow the instructions in
 alternate method here.
 
 You should always run @command{git@tie{}pull@tie{}-r} (translators
-should leave off the @code{-r}) before doing this to ensure that
+should leave off the @option{-r}) before doing this to ensure that
 your patches are as current as possible.
 
 Once you have made one or more commits in your local repository,
@@ -1029,6 +1029,9 @@ issue webpage and using @qq{Publish + Mail Comments} to add a
 (mostly bogus) comment to your issue.  The text of your comment
 will be sent to our developer mailing list.
 
+@warning{There is no automatic notification of a new patch; you
+must add a comment yourself.}
+
 @subsubheading Revisions
 
 As revisions are made in response to comments, successive patch sets
@@ -1083,6 +1086,7 @@ several Git branches of LilyPond source code is presented.
 * Git log::
 * Applying remote patches::
 * Sending and receiving patches via email::
+* Cleaning up multiple patches::
 * Commit access::
 @end menu
 
@@ -1190,8 +1194,8 @@ any changes you have made!
 
 Sometimes git will become hopelessly confused, and you just want
 to get back to a known, stable state.  This command destroys any
-local changes you have made, but at least you get back to the
-current online version:
+local changes you have made in the currently checked-out branch,
+but at least you get back to the current online version:
 
 @example
 git reset --hard origin/master
@@ -1350,6 +1354,23 @@ provided on the Wine wiki at
 @uref{http://wiki.winehq.org/GitWine}.
 
 
+@node Cleaning up multiple patches
+@subsection Cleaning up multiple patches
+
+If you have been developing on your own branch for a while, you
+may have more commmits than is really sensible.  To revise your
+work and condense commits, use:
+
+@example
+git rebase origin/master
+git rebase -i origin/master
+@end example
+
+@warning{Be a bit cautious -- if you completely remove commits
+during the interactive session, you will... err... completely
+remove those commits.}
+
+
 @node Commit access
 @subsection Commit access
 
@@ -1375,6 +1396,9 @@ you visit the link, follow the steps for including the CAcert root
 certificate in your browser, given at
 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/tls/tutorial/}.
 
+@warning{Savannah will silently put your username in lower-case --
+do not try to use capital letters.}
+
 
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