Import Icy-App project from GitHub

This section explains how import the Icy-App repository from GitHub and create the project under Eclipse.

You need Git plugin for Eclipse to be installed before continuing. Instructions

  • Go to the File->Import... menu.

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 1

  • Select Projects from Git and click on Next. Git can complain about its home directory, use the default one and continue.

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 2

  • Enter git://github.com/Icy-imaging/Icy-App.git in the address field and click on Clone.

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 3

  • Keep default parameters and click on Next.

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 4

  • You'll see available branchs, keep all them and click on Next.

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 5

  • Select release for initial branch as it corresponds to the current Icy version then click on Finish.
    •    (The master branch corresponds to the current development version and may be incompatible with release version)

    Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 6

  • Normally the repository has been imported locally, choose it to create the Eclipse project and click on Next.

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 7

  • Select the previously imported repository and click on Finish.

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 8

  • Create the local master branch by right clicking on the Icy-App project then and go to Team->Switch To->New branch...

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 9

  • Select refs/remotes/origin/master as Source reference and enter master in branch field then click on Finish.

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 10

  • Switch back to release branch : right click on the Icy-App project then and go to Team->Switch To->release.

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 11

  • Verify you now have Icy-App project in your workspace.

    • Import Icy-App from GitHub - step 12

    Icy-App project import is done !