WoWInterface Git Repository

[Cairenn]

WowInterface.com has recently added support for git repositories for addon developers. This allows you to now choose between Git and SVN, using whichever version control system you are most comfortable with.

The Git system works in a very similar way to the SVN system that you may already be familiar with. You can create repositories for projects that already exist or you can even create a development repository for an unreleased addon, creating the actual addon project later on. You can push new files from the web interface, allowing you to easily package up new versions of your addon without any fuss or mess.

You can check out our FAQ for it here.

[Xruptor]

Woot git! Thanks for all the hard work Dolby and all the others have done to give this great service to addon authors at wowinterface.com.

[dafire]

very nice

[evonder]

Can we expect anymore Git keyword substitutions other than @project-version@? also will it only be limited to .toc files or will this be expanded in the future?

Thanks for all the work so far.

[Cynyr]

So do I need to do anything to my existing repos, or can i just add a remote and push to it?

git remote add ${NAME} ${URI AS SHOW IN GIT CONTROL INTERFACE}
git push ${NAME} master

the code above seems to be working.

Is there a way to remove git from an addon, should the author want to stop using git?

Also, shouldn't the generate zip thing prefix the addon name to the path? like "foo/foo.toc"?

git archive --prefix="${name}/" -o ${name}-${tag}.zip ${tag}

Otherwise, this is awesome. I'll no longer have to rely on linking to github for "experimental" builds.

[Dolby]

You can remove a git by PMing an admin with the git name (just like SVN or even removing an addon).

You set your own prefix in the misc options. Should be in the FAQ.

[Dolby]

Originally Posted by evonder Can we expect anymore Git keyword substitutions other than @project-version@? also will it only be limited to .toc files or will this be expanded in the future? Thanks for all the work so far.

What other keyword subs would you like to see? I believe its limited to the .toc but will ask Clad to make sure.

[evonder]

Originally Posted by Dolby What other keyword subs would you like to see? I believe its limited to the .toc but will ask Clad to make sure.

I would like to be able to commit to both here and WowAce but don't want to keep two local copies. I don't like asking that you copy WowAce but here are the keywords I personally use:

@project-author@
@file-author@
@project-date-iso@
@file-abbreviated-hash@

I use these across all files too not just .toc's so it would be nice to have substitutions work with them too.