[fpc-devel] Cannot create Merge Request

[Amir at Aavani.net]

I do not see the option to upload attach the patch file?


On 1/3/24 02:39, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
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>
> On Tue, 2 Jan 2024, Amir--- via fpc-devel wrote:
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>> Hi there,
>>
>> I never used gitlab before, so my question might be very stupid!
>> I am trying to follow the instruction here 
>> <https://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Creating_A_Patch#Creating_a_patch_using_Git> 
>> to create a patch. I have created a Feature Request 
>> <https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/fpc/source/-/issues/40578> but 
>> cannot figure out how to create a MergeRequest?
>
> If you created a patch file, don't make a merge request. Simply attach 
> the patch file to the issue.
>
> To create a merge request, you must fork the gitlab repo on gitlab, 
> create a
> branch in your fork, commit the change in the branch, and then use the 
> gitlab UI to create a merge request. When you push your change, gitlab 
> will automatically
> propose a URL to create the merge request and git will display it.
>
> Michael.