[fpc-devel] Cannot create Merge Request

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Tue, 2 Jan 2024, Amir--- via fpc-devel wrote:

> 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.