提交拉取请求，以更改通过“ go get”安装的软件包

Question

I have a package I installed via go get github.com/<other_user>/<repository>. It was missing some features, so I have been working with the original author to add them to the package.

I made the changes to my local copy and committed them. Then I realized: derp, I don't have authorization to git push these changes.

Is there a way for me to salvage my changes and somehow submit a pull request to him? Or do I have to lose all my changes, fork his repository, re-implement my changes, and then submit a pull request?

And no matter what I do, is there a way for me to retain the ability to do this command?

go get -u <original_repository>

Or do I have to just become a full-time contributor and continually update my fork with his repository?

Answer 1

Fork the repo in GitHub, then add your fork as a remote in your working copy under a name other than origin, e.g. git remote add myfork [e-mail].... You can push your changes to your fork (git push myfork), then open a PR from your fork to the original.

Explicitly, the commands would something like this after you fork the original to your own account:

git remote add myfork https://github.com/<your_username>/<repository>.git
git push myfork

After which, you can submit the PR to the original. If your PR is accepted, you can then run these commands:

git remote remove myfork
git rebase master
git pull origin master

You can then delete your fork from your GitHub account. After which, go get -u will function as normal.

Any time you need to make new changes to the package, you can repeat this process.