= Workshop Preparations

For attending a Git/Gerrit training do the following preparations
*before* the workshop.

* install Eclipse with
  link:http://www.eclipse.org/egit/download/[latest EGit]
* install a git command line
* Configure Git via Eclipse: `Eclipse` > `Preferences` > `Team` >
  `Git` > `Configuration`:
+
----
user.name = <Your Full Name> (example: Edwin Kempin)
user.email = <Your SAP Mailaddress> (example: edwin.kempin@gmail.com)
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* sign-in into the Gerrit WebUI and configure your preferred e-mail
  address
* generate an SSH key pair
* upload the public key to Gerrit
* for git over HTTP generate a HTTP password in Gerrit
* configure the SSH key in Eclipse

We recommend using Unix line-endings for all source code and it is
already configured for the project we use for the workshop.