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From Paul Fenwick <pjf@perltraining.com.au>; Instructions on how to checkout/pull...
authorAbigail <abigail@abigail.be>
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:18:16 +0000 (14:18 +0100)
committerAbigail <abigail@abigail.be>
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:18:16 +0000 (14:18 +0100)
pod/perlrepository.pod

index d8c540a..58c648c 100644 (file)
@@ -105,8 +105,15 @@ Then change into the directory:
 
   % cd perl-git
 
-First we need to create a temporary new branch for these changes and
-switch into it:
+Alternatively, if you already have a Perl repository, you should
+ensure that you're on the I<blead> branch, and your repostiroy
+is up to date:
+
+  % git checkout blead
+  % git pull
+
+Now that we have everything up to date, we need to create a temporary new
+branch for these changes and switch into it:
 
   % git branch orange
   % git checkout orange