On 2015-05-09, at 2:59 PM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
> So here's something that I'd like to do, and I'm wondering if Git is the
> right tool for this.
>
> I have a program's config file, that is broken up into a large number of
> sections. One of them is causing a problem. All of them have been modified.
>
> ...
>
> What comes to mind as a good way to do this:
> 1. Commit the version that has too many (including the problem section) edits
> made to it, to one branch.
> 2. Start a new branch (off the parent, not that over-edited commit), and
> start that with a plain config file.
> 3. Repeat loop:
> a. Check out a copy from the branch in #1.
> b. Commit one chunk into the branch in #2.
> c. Reset the file to the version just checked in
> d. Test
>
> 4. As long as that works, each loop will test, and commit, one more section
> of edits.
>
> The problem? I don't have any idea how to check out a copy of file X from
> branch OverEdit into branch Testing.
>
> Is there a better way to do this with git? Is git the wrong tool?
Ok, I think I have a way to do this. I now want to know, is this the best way,
is there a better way, are there hidden gotchas with this?
git checkout -b Chest # Start with a new branch
git add chest_content.cfg # Put the base, unaltered config file in
git commit -m "base config file" # and save it
git checkout -b broken-all # Now, another branch for the broken set of
changes
cp ../Loot/chest_content.cfg . # Put the broken file in place
git commit . # Save the broken file into git
git checkout Chest # Back to the working branch
git checkout broken-all chest_content.cfg # Get the broken file with
everything
# This is the command I did not
know how to do
# Warning: it starts with the
whole file in index
git gui # Visually commit the lines for one segment
at a time
# First uncommit the whole file, then add
just one segment
git checkout -- chest_content.cfg # and throw away the other changes
## test test test # See if it works or breaks
Repeat those last 4 lines until it breaks; then, back out one commit.
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