</p>
<ol>
-<li>Install the git software on your computer if needed.<br><br>
+<li>Install the git software on your computer if needed.
<li>Get an initial, local copy of the repository with:
- <pre>
- git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa.git
- </pre>
+ <pre>git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa.git</pre>
<li>Later, you can update your tree from the master repository with:
- <pre>
- git pull origin
- </pre>
+ <pre>git pull origin</pre>
<li>If you also want the Mesa demos/tests repository:
- <pre>
- git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/demos.git
- </pre>
+ <pre>git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/demos.git</pre>
</ol>
<p>
Unix users don't need to set this option.
</p>
-<br>
<h2>Development Branches</h2>
<p>
At any given time, there may be several active branches in Mesa's
repository.
-Generally, <tt>master</tt> contains the latest development (unstable)
+Generally, <code>master</code> contains the latest development (unstable)
code while a branch has the latest stable code.
</p>
the current repository state, instead of the time you did the last update.
(CVS doesn't work like git in this respect, but this is easiest way
to explain it.)
-<br>
+</p>
+<p>
In any case, your repository now looks like you made your changes after
all the other changes.
</p>