Need Help with GIT
06-13-2019, 09:05 AM (This post was last modified: 06-13-2019, 09:07 AM by Bob Schroeck.)
06-13-2019, 09:05 AM (This post was last modified: 06-13-2019, 09:07 AM by Bob Schroeck.)
More accurately, with Git for Windows.
Let me explain my problem.
I'm now part of a new team at my job that's working with some specialized software from a company called Kofax to do document scanning and storage. There is a development angle to this software, which means we have projects that need to be saved and protected with version control. Unfortunately, the software stores some of its most important stuff in a file format which is basically an XML file inside a ZIP file with a different extension. Which, if you're familiar with version control, means it's difficult to do more than just note that the file changed.
Now, I've come across a blog post with advice on how to address this specific problem for the software we're using, which would be great except that when I tried to set up the gitattributes, gitconfig and shell script files as it outlines, nothing happens. Another page I found in my research revealed that the locations specified by the blog post were basically wrong, so I tried using the allegedly "right" ones, to no avail. So I'm hoping someone here has a superior grasp of GIT can help me. Basically all I'm doing is trying to set up a custom diff for the two file types that are disguised ZIP files.
Oh, and since this method is for Git for Windows, and our shop has standardized on SourceTree, I plan to move this over to SourceTree as soon as I know the right way to make it work.
Even though it should go without saying, I'll note that I have all the relevant software installed: Git for Windows with Git Bash and Gzip, mainly. I've got Gzip added to the system path to make sure it can be seen.
Can anyone help?
Thanks.
Let me explain my problem.
I'm now part of a new team at my job that's working with some specialized software from a company called Kofax to do document scanning and storage. There is a development angle to this software, which means we have projects that need to be saved and protected with version control. Unfortunately, the software stores some of its most important stuff in a file format which is basically an XML file inside a ZIP file with a different extension. Which, if you're familiar with version control, means it's difficult to do more than just note that the file changed.
Now, I've come across a blog post with advice on how to address this specific problem for the software we're using, which would be great except that when I tried to set up the gitattributes, gitconfig and shell script files as it outlines, nothing happens. Another page I found in my research revealed that the locations specified by the blog post were basically wrong, so I tried using the allegedly "right" ones, to no avail. So I'm hoping someone here has a superior grasp of GIT can help me. Basically all I'm doing is trying to set up a custom diff for the two file types that are disguised ZIP files.
Oh, and since this method is for Git for Windows, and our shop has standardized on SourceTree, I plan to move this over to SourceTree as soon as I know the right way to make it work.
Even though it should go without saying, I'll note that I have all the relevant software installed: Git for Windows with Git Bash and Gzip, mainly. I've got Gzip added to the system path to make sure it can be seen.
Can anyone help?
Thanks.
-- Bob
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I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....