NetBeans Git Module README

A NetBeans Module to provide first-class support for the Git version control system in the NetBeans IDE.

This module currently targets NetBeans 6.1 and above.

The code is ported directly from the Mercurial Module (included as part of the NetBeans core distribution, as of NetBeans 6.1).

Pre-Requisites

• Install Git (version 1.5.6 or 1.6.0):
• on OS X / Linux / Solaris, install from Source: http://git.or.cz/
• on Windows, install the binaries using MSys Git: http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/

Warning

PLEASE READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING As of 19 August 2008, this Module is under heavy development and is not yet suitable for end-users who want Git functionality within NetBeans. If you've got NetBeans and Java experience, please feel clone, download, and experiment. If you're looking for a working NetBeans module, this project is not there yet! Please consider joining the mailing list to stay in touch!

Getting the Source

Performing a git clone on either of the following repositories will get you the latest source:

git clone git://github.com/myabc/nbgit.git
git clone git://gitorious.org/nbgit/mainline.git (on gitorious)

The following additional mirrors are available:

git://repo.or.cz/nbgit.git
http://repo.or.cz/r/nbgit.git

Build Instructions

Please see here: http://github.com/myabc/nbgit/wikis/buildinstructions

Licensing and Copyright

This code is licensed under the GNU Public License (GPL) v2. Please see LICENSE for licensing and copyright information.

Support

This Module is under heavy development. No official support is currently provided.

• NetBeans Git mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/nbgit
• NetBeans Git homepage: http://trac.ikonoklastik.com/nbgit/
• Contact the developers directly:
  • alex@alexcolesportfolio.com | myabc on #datamapper, #merb IRC