How to Use Git in the DVT Eclipse IDE - How to Enable Git Support

Overview

This video explains how to install the EGit Eclipse plugin using the dvt_kit_installer script in a DVT KIT distribution.

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Details

DVT is built on top of the Eclipse platform. This allows you to use any Eclipse plugin side-by-side with DVT.

Major version control systems like Git, Perforce, ClearCase, SVN, and CVS have dedicated plugins which integrate seamlessly with DVT and are bundled within the DVT kit distribution.

Installing the Git Plugin

Start by downloading the DVT kit distribution from eda.amiq.com/download. The download page provides detailed installation instructions, including how to install any of the additional plugins which are already bundled in the kit.

1. Unzip the downloaded archive.
2. Point the DVT_HOME environment variable to the unzipped directory.
3. Run the dvt_kit_installer.sh shell script to enable the Eclipse Git plugin.
4. If this is a shared DVT installation, make sure that you set the permissions such that users of DVT will not have write access to the installation directory.