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Compiling Iron Tanks - For those that want the latest unreleased features.

Contributing - For those that want to help out.

FAQ - For those that have questions.

Compiling Iron Tanks

IMPORTANT: Please report any issues you have as there might be some problems with the documentation. Also make sure you know EXACTLY what you're doing before proceeding! We are not responsible if your computer crashes, becomes corrupted, etc. 🙈

Setup Java

Setup Gradle

Setup Git

Setup Iron Tanks

Compile Iron Tanks

Updating Your Repository

Setup Java

The Java JDK is used to compile Iron Tanks.

1. Download and install the Java JDK.
   • Windows/Mac download link. Scroll down, accept the Oracle Binary Code License Agreement for Java SE, and download it (if you have a 64-bit OS, please download the 64-bit version).
   • Linux: Installation methods for certain popular flavors of Linux are listed below. If your distribution is not listed, follow the instructions specific to your package manager or install it manually here.
     • Gentoo: emerge dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin
     • Archlinux: pacman -S jdk7-openjdk
     • Ubuntu/Debian: apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk
     • Fedora: yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk
2. Windows: Set environment variables for the JDK.
   • Go to Control Panel\System and Security\System, and click on Advanced System Settings on the left-hand side.
   • Click on Environment Variables.
   • Under System Variables, click New.
   • For Variable Name, input JAVA_HOME.
   • For Variable Value, input something similar to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51 exactly as shown (or wherever your Java JDK installation is), and click Ok.
   • Scroll down to a variable named Path, and double-click on it.
   • Append ;%JAVA_HOME%\bin EXACTLY AS SHOWN and click Ok. Make sure the location is correct; double-check just to make sure.
3. Open up your command line and run javac. If it spews out a bunch of possible options and the usage, then you're good to go. If not, either try the steps again or check the FAQ.

Setup Gradle

Gradle is used to execute the various build tasks when compiling Iron Tanks.

1. Download and install Gradle.
   • Windows/Mac download link. You only need the binaries, but choose whatever flavor you want.
     • Unzip the package and put it wherever you want, eg C:\Gradle.
   • Linux: Installation methods for certain popular flavors of Linux are listed below. If your distribution is not listed, follow the instructions specific to your package manager or install it manually here.
     • Gentoo: emerge dev-java/gradle-bin
     • Archlinux: You'll have to install it from the AUR.
     • Ubuntu/Debian: apt-get install gradle
     • Fedora: Install Gradle manually from its website (see above), as Fedora ships a "broken" version of Gradle. Use yum install gradle only if you know what you're doing.
2. Windows: Set environment variables for Gradle.
   • Go back to Environment Variables and then create a new system variable.
   • For Variable Name, input GRADLE_HOME.
   • For Variable Value, input something similar to C:\Gradle-1.11 exactly as shown (or wherever your Gradle installation is), and click Ok.
   • Scroll down to Path again, and append ;%GRADLE_HOME%\bin EXACTLY AS SHOWN and click Ok. Once again, double-check the location.
3. Open up your command line and run gradle. If it says "Welcome to Gradle [version].", then you're good to go. If not, either try the steps again or check the FAQ.

Setup Git

Git is used to clone Iron Tanks and update your local copy.

1. Download and install Git here.
   • Optional: Download and install a Git GUI client, such as Github for Windows/Mac, SmartGitHg, TortoiseGit, etc. A nice list is available here.

Setup Iron Tanks

This section assumes that you're using the command-line version of Git.

1. Open up your command line.
2. Navigate to a place where you want to download Iron Tank's source (eg C:\Github) by executing cd [folder location]. If choosing a location other than C:\Github, just remember that when following the instructions.
3. Execute git clone https://github.com/indemnity83/irontank.git. This will download Iron Tank's source into an irontank folder such as C:\Github\irontank.
4. Right now, you should have a directory that looks something like:

    Github
    \-irontank
        \-irontank's files (should have `build.gradle`)

Compile Iron Tanks

1. Execute gradle setupCiWorkspace in order to set up Forge and download the necessary libraries to build Iron Tanks. This might take some time, please be patient ⌚.
   • You will generally only have to do this when the Forge version in build.properties changes.
2. Execute gradle build. If you did everything right, BUILD SUCCESSFUL will be displayed after it finishes. This should be relatively quick.
   • If you see BUILD FAILED, check the error output (it should be right around BUILD FAILED), fix everything (if possible), and try again.
3. Navigate to C:\Github\irontank\build\libs.
   • You should see a .jar file named IronTanks-x.y.z-#.jar, where x.y.z is the Minecraft version number and # is the mod version.
     • NOTE: null means that you are missing a build_number value in build.properties or that your CI environment is set up incorrectly-it is totally safe to ignore.
4. Copy the jar into your Minecraft mods folder, and you are done!

Updating Your Repository

In order to get the most up-to-date builds, you'll have to periodically update your local repository.

1. Open up your command line.
2. Navigate to wherever you cloned irontank in the console.
3. Make sure you have not made any changes to the local repository, or else there might be issues with Git.
   • If there are local changes, try reverting them to the status that they were when you last updated your repository by executing git reset HEAD --hard.
4. Execute git pull master. This pulls all commits from the official repository that do not yet exist on your local repository and updates it.

Contributing

Submitting a PR

So you found a 🐛 in the code? Think you can make it more efficient 💨? Want to help in general? Great!

1. If you haven't already, create a Github account.
2. Click the Fork icon located at the top-right of this page (below your username).
3. Make the changes that you want to and commit them.
   • If you're making changes locally, you'll have to execute git commit -a and git push in your command line.

Preparing a Pull Request (PR)

When you finish up your change you'll want to squash them into a single commit (unless it makes sense to have them split).

1. Make sure your working directory is clean by executing git status.
2. Execute git rebase -i HEAD~X where X is the amount of your commits. This will make sure you squash only your own commits.
3. You should now see a list of all your commits, prefixed with pick. Change all instances of pick (excluding the first!) into squash or simply s. Then save/quit the editor once.
4. A second screen should show up, displaying all the commit messages (you may edit them, delete or add some). After your done save/quit the editor again.
5. If git successfully rebased things simply push your cleaned up commits by executing git push -f.

Submitting a Pull Request (PR)

4. Click Pull Request at the right-hand side of the gray bar directly below your fork's name.
5. Click Click to create a pull request for this comparison, enter your pull request title, and create a detailed description explaining what you changed.
6. Click Send pull request, and wait for feedback!

Creating an Issue

Iron Tanks crashes every time 💣? Have a suggestion? Found a 🐛? Create an issue now!

1. Make sure your issue hasn't already been answered or fixed by searching for it. Also think about whether your issue is a valid one before submitting it.
   • Please do not open an issue to ask a question about how to use the mod - this kind of thing is for the wiki or forums.
2. Go to the issues page.
3. Click New Issue right below Star and Fork.
4. Enter your Issue's title (something that summarizes your issue), and then create a detailed description ("Hey indemnity83, could you add/change xxx?" or "Hey, found an exploit: stuff").
   • If you are reporting a bug report from an unofficial version, make sure you include the following:
     • Commit SHA (usually located in a changelog or the jar name itself)
     • ForgeModLoader log
     • Server log if applicable
     • Detailed description of the bug and pictures if applicable
5. Click Submit new issue, and wait for feedback! 💥

Licence

This software is licensed under the MIT license

Acknowledgements

Shamelessly based this README off pahimar's version.