[HBASE-6094] [refGuide] Improvements to new contributor docs

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.95.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Ian Varley
• Reporter: Ian Varley
• Created: 25/May/12 16:24
• Updated: 23/Sep/13 18:31
• Resolved: 28/May/12 22:15

Description

developer.xml

• Expanded explanation around git & svn, and mentioning the EGit plugin
• Expanded explanation of setting up the eclipse project
• Extra section about basic compilation using maven and eclipse
• Fix to tarball command that makes it maven2 compatible
• Greatly expanded section about contributing docs, and clarification that pushing generated site is only for those with permissions