Stacked Git, StGit for short, is an application for managing Git commits as a stack of patches.
stg1 is a fork of StGit version 1.5, i.e. before StGit was rewritten in Rust.
With a patch stack workflow, multiple patches can be developed concurrently and efficiently, with each patch focused on a single concern, resulting in both a clean Git commit history and improved productivity.
For a complete introduction to StGit, see the Stacked Git homepage.
To get a feel for how StGit works, see this brief example of StGit in action. Or check out the in-depth tutorial.
StGit also has a complete set of man pages describing the
stg command line tool and each of its subcommands.
See CHANGELOG.md to see what has changed in the latest StGit release.
StGit is written in pure Python with no third-party Python dependencies. StGit supports Python versions >= 3.5.
StGit works within the context of a Git repository by running git
commands. Git 2.2.0 or newer is required.
StGit may also be installed from source. Download the latest release or clone from the StGit repository on GitHub.
To install from source, choose a prefix and run:
$ make prefix=/usr/local install install-docFor more information about installation, see INSTALL.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for a full guide to contributing to StGit.
stg1 is maintained by J. Neuschäfer.
Special thanks to Catalin Marinas and Peter Grayson.
For a complete list of StGit's authors, see AUTHORS.md.