Re: [matplotlib-devel] How to properly use git to implement a feature

2012-08-14 Thread Daniel Hyams
Thanks Eric; this is what I was looking for, and it's a shame that there seems to be no way to accomplish this without cherrypicking a commit or range of commits. It seems that since v1.1.1 and master can be traced back to some common ancestry, that git should be able to rewind and replay the chan

Re: [matplotlib-devel] How to properly use git to implement a feature

2012-08-12 Thread Eric Firing
On 2012/08/12 3:34 PM, Daniel Hyams wrote: > > I was wanting to add a feature to matplotlib...one that I would use in > my application. I also want to contribute the feature back. I'm > personally using version 1.1.1 of matplotlib. Disclaimer...I only know > enough about git to be dangerous. > >

Re: [matplotlib-devel] How to properly use git to implement a feature

2012-08-12 Thread Michael Droettboom
On 08/12/2012 09:34 PM, Daniel Hyams wrote: I was wanting to add a feature to matplotlib...one that I would use in my application. I also want to contribute the feature back. I'm personally using version 1.1.1 of matplotlib. Disclaimer...I only know enough about git to be dangerous. So is

[matplotlib-devel] How to properly use git to implement a feature

2012-08-12 Thread Daniel Hyams
I was wanting to add a feature to matplotlib...one that I would use in my application. I also want to contribute the feature back. I'm personally using version 1.1.1 of matplotlib. Disclaimer...I only know enough about git to be dangerous. So is it best to branch from v1.1.1, implement the featu