[Infrastructure] GitHub Training

[Ben Wilson]

Thanks!  So I updated the branches in my repository and it worked.
https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/5f804ccd4a202036a9868d1c43849e43e4c4853d..f4da025a101eb08f2786202458b42520d683ccf9

On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 4:23 PM Ryan Sleevi <sleevi at google.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 3:18 PM Ben Wilson <bwilson at mozilla.com> wrote:
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>> I definitely think Github training would help.  Thanks, Jos.
>> For example, I know how to do a "compare" between the main branch and a
>> proposed ballot when there aren't that many differences between the two.
>> But I ran into trouble today when I tried to do another comparison.  See,
>> as example of what an ordinary user like me might encounter:
>> https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/5f804ccd4a202036a9868d1c43849e43e4c4853d..db4c4af7c01ea815a21bc314fab6cdc4eec7e9f0
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> In the meantime, prior to any training, you should be able to find the
> answer at https://wiki.cabforum.org/github_redline_guide . I believe the
> cause of your error is addressed at the "2) Your repo is not in sync, and
> you can automatically merge" section.
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> Indeed, with an extra '.' involved, the differences become a little
> easier to see: That is, from
> https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/5f804ccd4a202036a9868d1c43849e43e4c4853d..db4c4af7c01ea815a21bc314fab6cdc4eec7e9f0
>  to
> https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/5f804ccd4a202036a9868d1c43849e43e4c4853d...db4c4af7c01ea815a21bc314fab6cdc4eec7e9f0
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> The reason for the difference in displays has to do with the common
> merge-base: the cabforum/main has added additional changes since you
> originally created your branch, and so when you do the "two-dot" compare
> using the cabforum/main repository, it's comparing (everything in
> cabforum/main since your last branch point) + (everything your branch since
> your branch point). The "three-dot" compare instead does (everything in
> your branch since your branch point) - that is, it works to find the
> "common ancestor" of the commit you specified on the left hand side (the
> current cabforum/main) and the commit on the right hand side (your branch),
> and then shows what's different in your branch *from that common ancestor*.
> This is covered a bit at
> https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-comparing-branches-in-pull-requests#three-dot-and-two-dot-git-diff-comparisons
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> Normally, if your branch is in sync with cabforum/main, the two-dot
> compare and the three-dot compare are identical, and that's why our wiki
> says "use the two-dot compare". That they're different is because of your
> branch being a few commits "behind" main. If you follow the steps on the
> wiki, you should get back in sync.
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