[ITK-dev] Proper ThirdParty (GDCM specifically) update procedure?

[Matt McCormick]

Jon has created an UpdatingThirdParty.md doc:

  http://review.source.kitware.com/#/c/22670/

On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Matt McCormick
<matt.mccormick at kitware.com> wrote:
> Hi Sean,
>
> Thanks for helping to update these third party libraries.
>
>> I'm going to try to update ITK's GDCM... are there docs for this procedure?
>
> Essentially, run the UpdateFromUpstream.sh script, but we should add
> some instructions in comments at the top of that file to address your
> questions.
>
>
>> I know about the ITK/Modules/ThirdParty/GDCM/UpdateFromUpstream.sh script, but I'm wondering things like:
>>  - do I run it on the master branch, or should I first create a branch of my own?
>
> Yes, a local branch can be created first, like GDCMUpdate.
>
>
>>  - running the script creates a branch called 'upstream-gdcm'. After the script runs, there are conflicts.  After I just resolve them manually, which branch do I commit to?
>
> After the merge conflicts are resolved, run
>
>   git add file/with/conflict
>   git commit
>   git gerrit-push
>
>
> Thanks,
> Matt