Maintaining versions of your code is important in a modern development environment. Git can be installed via a PTF: 5733OPS, option 6.
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- All development is done from the IBM i - single repository over the Profound.js modules folder (non-bare) where developers make individual commits from the same folder.
- All development is done locally and changes are pulled into the IBM i - remote repository hosted on cloud/local-network server where developers develop on their local machines and make commits to the remote repository. Some cloud services provide private repositories.
Option 1 - Develop on the IBM i
This option is the easiest to setup. Via pase:
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When people are creating, deleting or modifying files, each individual should make commits to the files they change.
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Option 2 - Develop Locally with a Cloud Repository
This option is best for distributed development. First, you will want to setup either a local-network repository or use a cloud hosting service such as GitHub or BitBucket.
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This wlll create the git repository in a sub-folder within modules.
Pulling the changes onto your IBM i
- Clone your repo within your Profound.js installed on your IBM i, with a final parameter of 'modules - which tells the clone to 'clone' into the modules folder:
git clone https://github.com/user/myproductmodules.git modules - Use
git pullevery time you'd like to pull new commits down to your IBM i.