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Introduction

The source code for Colored Trails (CT) is stored in a web-based hosting service for software development projects that use the Git  revision control.  These instructions provide an introduction to accessing and working with the repository. We focus on command-line usage of Git as well as interfacing as interfacing with common IDEs. A stable client for windows can be downloaded here:

SourceTree

Prerequisites

read-only access:

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  • registered membership of the coloredtrails-development group. Please send an email to the CT development group if you wish to join. 

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Git instructions

*Instructions may vary between different clients but the principle remains.

Checking out the latest stable version from the

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Git repository

For anonymous, read-only access, type in:

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svn checkoutgit -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false clone --recursive https://coloredtrails.eecs.harvard.edu/repos/ct3/trunk

For read-write access, type in:

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svn checkout bitbucket.org/coloredtrails/ct <destination_folder>

Another option is to use the clone/create repository button, and in the dialog enter the following line as the source path/URL:

https://

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  • You will be prompted if you will accept the SSL license. Type in 'p' for permanently accepting the license.
  • You will then be prompted for your password. Fill it in and hit enter.

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bitbucket.org/coloredtrails/ct

You could edit the destination folder to choose where you want to put the CT files. Then simply press clone and the download should begin.

Working with Colored Trails branches  (advanced)

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