what folders/files are needed to run this plugin?

[Shadowblitz16]

I am installing from godot's built in plugin manager.
What things are needed to run this?

[twaritwaikar]

You just need to copy the demo/addons/godot-git-plugin folder from the Asset Library (I presume you are using that) to your res://addons/godot-git-plugin folder

[Shadowblitz16]

why is it packaged so that we have to manually copy?
shouldn't plugins be plug and play?

I understand it might be better for development but for the godot plugin browser it should probably be packaged so that its easier to install.

[twaritwaikar]

@Shadowblitz16 Yes this was my first time submitting stuff to the Asset Library so apologies for not getting it right the first time. However, I am planning to make a new release to fix the Linux build issues like #82 and it shall also make it easier to install (likely remove the manual copying step altogether) as soon as I get more time.

[rkunal]

Hi
I understand that the installation instructions/wiki should seem pretty obvious to the plugin developers.
But, coming from godot docs, as a first plugin to be installed, wiki is confusing and and so is jumping around issues.
Now, I think, I have to install libpcre3. May be...... But brew search only shows "libre" . May be not.

Update :

1 day later, macOS security again prompted for libgitapi, when I opened the project.

On clicking "Setup version control ->Activate" I got following messages

 godot-git-plugin/src/git_api.cpp:134 - Unable to create a commit signature. Perhaps 'user.name' and 'user.email' are not set. Set default user name and user email by `git config` and initialize again
 godot-git-plugin/src/git_api.cpp:263 - Initial commit could not be created. Commit functionality will not work.
 Git is already active

(I setup config before "Git is already active" message)

I see "version Control' tab at the bottom. it does not detect any diff.

Going to "Project -> Project settings -> Plugins -> Enable"
Unable to load addon script from path: 'res://addons/godot-git-plugin/git_api.gdns' Base type is not EditorPlugin.

1. I feel, "Activate" should change to "Activate a new repository" or similar.

I wish I could be more helpful than this. Will revisit the plugin in future. Thank you.

[twaritwaikar]

The Godot 3.5 beta1 is now live. And along with it, we released a v2.0.0 of this plugin which changes how this plugin behaves. Please open an issue if you detect any problems with it or the wiki still seems to be not completely obvious.