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h1. Using SmartGit

h2. Quick guide

A nice GUI for handling the GammaLib Git repository is SmartGit (http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/index.html). This avoids learning all the various Git commands, but requires of course some understanding about how SmartGit works. SmartGit runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

To configure SmartGit after installation, select @Project->Clone...@ from the menu and configure the repository as follows:

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In this example, the user is @user@. Please replace this field by your own user. After pressing @Continue@ you have to select the repository type:

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Press @Git@ here. You will then be asked for you password. If you check the box before @Store password@, SmartGit will take care of storing your password, and you never have to type it again to interact with the GammaLib Git repository.

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Once logged in you have to specify where the local copy of the Git repository will reside on your disk. Please specify an absolute file path here:

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Finally you have to specify a project name and you're done !

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Below a typical view of how the GammaLib repository will be presented by SmartGit (note that the specific directory names and file content will differ in your view):

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In case of access problems related to the SSL certificate, make sure you have issued the command

<pre>
$ git config --global http.sslverify "false"
</pre>in a terminal before. This disables certificate verification globally for your Git installation.


h2. Hints

SmartGit keeps track of everything in a log file names @log.txt@. You may find this log file in the following directories:
* Windows: %APPDATA%\syntevo\SmartGit\<major-SmartGit-version> (%APPDATA% is the path defined in the environment variable APPDATA)
* Mac OS: ~/Library/Preferences/SmartGit/<major-SmartGit-version>
* Linux/Unix: ~/.smartgit/<major-SmartGit-version>