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-rw-r--r--doc/development.md39
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4b87ac4cff9..5f8314462a2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Contribute to GitLab
+## Contribute to GitLab
If you want to contribute to GitLab, follow this process:
@@ -7,24 +7,20 @@ If you want to contribute to GitLab, follow this process:
3. Code
4. Create a pull request
-We will only accept pull requests if:
+We will only accept pull requests if:
* Your code has proper tests and all tests pass
-* Your code can be merged w/o problems
+* Your code can be merged w/o problems
* It won't break existing functionality
* It's quality code
* We like it :)
-## [You may need a developer VM](https://github.com/gitlabhq/developer-vm)
+For examples of feedback on pull requests please look at the [closed pull requests](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/pulls?direction=desc&page=1&sort=created&state=closed).
-## Running tests
-
-To run the specs for GitLab, you need to run seeds for test db.
+## Installation
- cd gitlabhq
- rake db:seed_fu RAILS_ENV=test
+Install the Gitlab development in a virtual machine with the [Gitlab Vagrant virtual machine](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-vagrant-vm). Installing it in a virtual machine makes it much easier to set up all the dependencies for integration testing.
-Then you can run the test suite with rake:
-
- rake gitlab:test
+## Running tests
+For more information on running the tests please read the [development tips](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/development.md)
diff --git a/doc/development.md b/doc/development.md
index 67bcb8e1c96..ef6a9b02757 100644
--- a/doc/development.md
+++ b/doc/development.md
@@ -1,45 +1,36 @@
-## Development tips:
+## Development tips:
-### Start application in development mode
-#### 1. Via foreman
+### Installation
- bundle exec foreman -p 3000
+Install the Gitlab development in a virtual machine with the [Gitlab Vagrant virtual machine](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-vagrant-vm). Installing it in a virtual machine makes it much easier to set up all the dependencies for integration testing.
-#### 2. Via gitlab cli
- ./gitlab start
+### Start application in development mode
-#### 3. Manually
+#### 1. Via gitlab cli
- bundle exec rails s
- bundle exec rake environment resque:work QUEUE=* VVERBOSE=1
+ ./gitlab start
+#### 2. Manually
-### Run tests:
-
-#### 1. Packages
+ bundle exec rails s
+ bundle exec rake environment resque:work QUEUE=* VVERBOSE=1
- # ubuntu
- sudo apt-get install libqt4-dev libqtwebkit-dev
- sudo apt-get install xvfb
-
- # Mac
- brew install qt
- brew install xvfb
-#### 2. DB & seeds
+### Test DB seutup & seed
bundle exec rake db:setup RAILS_ENV=test
bundle exec rake db:seed_fu RAILS_ENV=test
-### 3. Run Tests
+
+### Run the Tests
# All in one
bundle exec rake gitlab:test
-
- # Rspec
+
+ # Rspec
bundle exec rake spec
-
+
# Spinach
bundle exec rake spinach