I have the same workflow (LaTeX for academic publication, using a VC system, but also for collaboration with co-authors) I always use in the context you describe branches. The cor version might need to be modified, and this is where branches are useful. I am not entirely sure what you mean by fork, a local clone of your repository, or an entire new repository? that seems to be an overkill
On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 8:46 PM 'Christopher W. Ryan' via Git for human beings <git-users@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hello. I'm still just a novice with git. I have a private, one-person > account on Atlassian's Bitbucket. I use it to manage academic writing > (usually LaTeX source files.) My usual workflow is to write a > manuscript, then revise revise revise, and eventually get it into > acceptable shape. I commit along the way in that process. > > Eventually I have it pretty much how I like it. But it still needs > little tweaks to suit particular journals. I'd like to preserve what > might be called the "core" version, and then spin off versions > customized for submission to different journals. > > Journals often reject submissions, of course, so I need to spin off from > the core a customized version for Journal A, then perhaps later spin off > from "core" a customized version for Journal B, and then again for > Journal C, and so on. > > I have some experience with branching, where I make substantial > revisions. But eventually I usually merge the changes back into master. > Here I would not--I don't expect I'd ever merge the Journal A version > back into the "core," nor into any other journal-customized version. > > What would be the best approach to this? > > I have no experience with forking but am willing to learn. > > Thanks. > > --Chris Ryan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Git for human beings" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/git-users/736a4de8-0f4d-cf2a-2376-4b7b6d86d46b%40binghamton.edu. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/git-users/CABUPoZiNdh59b2EQnuYmeBoVCP2_8h0KXwdb1nfFaF0ZGWRNUQ%40mail.gmail.com.
