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diff --git a/doc/development/contributing/merge_request_workflow.md b/doc/development/contributing/merge_request_workflow.md index 9bef0635e3f..19b6181c9a2 100644 --- a/doc/development/contributing/merge_request_workflow.md +++ b/doc/development/contributing/merge_request_workflow.md @@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ request is as follows: guidelines](../merge_request_performance_guidelines.md). 1. For tests that use Capybara or PhantomJS, see this [article on how to write reliable asynchronous tests](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/write-reliable-asynchronous-integration-tests-with-capybara). +1. If your merge request introduces changes that require additional steps when + installing GitLab from source, add them to `doc/install/installation.md` in + the same merge request. Please keep the change in a single MR **as small as possible**. If you want to contribute a large feature think very hard what the minimum viable change is. diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md index e36bc6e889a..a8064ae046e 100644 --- a/doc/install/installation.md +++ b/doc/install/installation.md @@ -345,11 +345,15 @@ cd /home/git ```sh # Clone GitLab repository -sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git -b 11-7-stable gitlab +sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git -b X-Y-stable gitlab ``` +Make sure to replace `X-Y-stable` with the stable branch that matches the +version you want to install. For example, if you want to install 11.8 you would +use the branch name `11-8-stable`. + CAUTION: **Caution:** -You can change `11-7-stable` to `master` if you want the *bleeding edge* version, but never install `master` on a production server! +You can change `X-Y-stable` to `master` if you want the *bleeding edge* version, but never install `master` on a production server! ### Configure It |