libgit2 bindings for Pharo

The goal of this project is the development of libgit2 bindings for Pharo.

prerequisites

To use these bindings you will need a 5 image and the latest VM:

installation

Evaluate the following in a workspace:

Metacello new
  baseline: #LibGit;
  repository: 'github://theseion/libgit2-pharo-bindings:master';
  load.

Or to get the development packages:

Metacello new
  baseline: #LibGit;
  repository: 'github://theseion/libgit2-pharo-bindings:master';
  load: 'development'.

github support

The current bindings include very crude patches to allow pull and push operations to / from remote repositories (e.g. github). For this to work you will need:

• a repository with FileTree layout, where the FileTree packages are in the top level directory (the same the .git directory is in)
• the repository to use the branch 'master' (no other branches supported)
• the remote to have the name 'origin'

To use a remotely hosted repository:

1. add a new repository of type 'git://' to Monticello
2. enter the cloning url (e.g. git@github.com:theseion/libgit2-pharo-bindings)

Repository access will now do a pull, commit will trigger a push.

disclaimer

This project is still very experimental and push / pull operations have been implemented for convenience only. I use them for daily development but be prepared for unexpected behavior and VM crashes. I will update the instructions in this document while I make progress.