DOC: NEW: How to test a branch

[tlimoncelli]

Issue:

We frequently give instructions on how to test a branch from memory.

Resolution:

Document this on the website so we can send a link instead.

[cafferata]

I've prepared the feedback in a new branch cafferata/dnscontrol/tree/docs/test-a-branch-feedback. Would you like to pull it? Or should I prepare a new GitHub pull request?

[tlimoncelli]

I've prepared the feedback in a new branch cafferata/dnscontrol/tree/docs/test-a-branch-feedback. Would you like to pull it? Or should I prepare a new GitHub pull request?

I am not that sophisticated in my Github knowledge :-(. Please walk me through what I should do (or create a github PR).

Thanks!

[cafferata]

cd dnscontrol
git checkout tlim_integr

Merge branch

git remote add cafferata [email protected]:cafferata/dnscontrol.git
git fetch cafferata docs/test-a-branch-feedback
git rebase cafferata/docs/test-a-branch-feedback --no-edit
git push

Clean-up

git remote remove cafferata

[tlimoncelli]

Thanks for the tips!

Changes look excellent!

[cafferata]

I suspect something went wrong. Commit 6c0a4ab reverts the previous changes.

I've recreated these branch/GitHub pull request #3268

git checkout -B docs/test-a-branch-feedback
git cherry-pick 37cd87ff31b696fc598b95f90c9049de5e15250f
git cherry-pick da3c58b8468ab39d3aef2d1af186a084183b27ef
git cherry-pick 555f77da285f0c96faa694aac8c4dc0b940adc5a
git cherry-pick 57ad3cb308d8f3e2b689c1b8baad4f4a6ccde4d1
git cherry-pick 58423222dde59ce0d889a9ae7642b345a3df127a