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How to create a new repository.

1. Create a new Repository on GitHub. Give it a Description and a license.
2. Clone the repository to a local directory. The current branch should be main or master.
3. Create and push the develop branch.

git checkout main
git checkout -b develop
git push --set-upstream origin develop

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How to release a new version.

1. Create a issue for the release. Name the issue Release x.y.0, where x is the major version number and y is the minor version number. Assign it to yourself.
2. Create and push a release branch from the develop branch. Name the release branch release/x.y, where x is the major version number and y is the minor version number.

git checkout develop
git checkout -b release/1.2
git push --set-upstream origin release/1.2

3. Test the project. Fixes are branched from, and merged back into, the release branch. See the Feature-Branch.md for details.

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How to release a patch version.

1. Create a issue for the release. Name the issue Release x.y.z, where x is the major version number, y is the minor version number, and z is the patch version number. Assign it to yourself.
2. Check out the release branch release/x.y, where x is the major version number and y is the minor version number.

git checkout release/1.2

3. Test the project. Fixes are branched from, and merged back into, the release branch. See the Feature-Branch.md for details.
4. Update all version numbers, the readme file, and the change log. Commit this with the comment n - Updated version numbers, where n is the issue number of the issue created in step 1. Push the commit.

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How to create, implement, and close a feature branch.

1. Checkout the branch that will be the base of the new feature branch. This could be develop, a release branch such as release/1.2, or the main or master branch.

git checkout develop

2. Create and push a new feature branch. Name the feature branch n-Feature-description, where n is the issue number of the feature, and Feature-description is the title of the feature branch. This title is often the same as, or similar to, the title of the issue.

git checkout -b 1-Feature-description
git push --set-upstream origin 1-Feature-description

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Cygwin64 Installation

• Installation directory: C:\Software\Cygwin
• Repository directory: C:\Software\Archives\Cygwin
• Download site: http://mirrors.kernel.org
• Install the wget package:
  • Type wget into the Search edit box.
  • Expand the Web category.
  • Double click on the word Skip. It should change to a version number.
• Click the Next button.