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Using TortoiseGit to work with plugin sdk

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Dmitry edited this page Oct 27, 2017 · 1 revision
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To simplify the work with plugin-sdk repository, you can use TortoiseGit utility.

TortoiseGit

Copying plugin-sdk repository to your disk

Open plugin-sdk page on github, press the Clone or Download button, and copy the link:

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Now go to the folder with your projects (if there is already a plugin-sdk folder - delete it), click RMB, then Git Clone:

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If the link was copied correctly, the program will set everything up:

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Click OK, after downloading - Close.

Now you will have the repository folder of plugin-sdk.

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To work with the repository, press RMB on the 📁 plugin-sdk folder, then select Git Sync ...:

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Updating

Before this procedure, it is recommended to close Visual Studio.

Press Pull.

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After the upgrade, you can see the list of "commits" that were downloaded:

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Click Close.

Making your changes. Editors list

Only editors can make changes "directly". To become an editor, you need to:

  1. Create an account at github.
  2. Tell us your nickname.
  3. Get confirmation link and confirm.

Being an editor, click the button Commit

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Next, in the "commit" window, give it a name (usually a description of the changes) and select all files that have been changed (by default, newly added files are not automatically marked):

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Press Commit & Push (on the Commit button there is an arrow on the right that opens additional options), after sending, click Close.