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Use Windows' OpenSSH with Git

How to configure Windows 10 built-in OpenSSH for Git. No need for Putty anymore.

0. Open a Powershell console in Administrator mode.

1. Install Windows' OpenSSH client.

$OpenSSHClient = Get-WindowsCapability -Online | ? Name -like 'OpenSSH.Client*'

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See Git information (branch, commits, etc.) in Powershell prompt

Preliminary step: ensure you can run scripts in Powershell:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

In Powershell console, type:

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How to install a NSIS 3 plugin with Powershell

How a NSIS plugin looks like

A NSIS 3.x plugin is most of the time:

• yourPlugin.nsh: The header to include
• yourPlugin.dll: The DLL, often built from a C program.

The file structure for plugins, in C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS, is:

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How to setup an SSH server on Windows 10

Install on Windows machine

In an Administrator Powershell terminal, type:

$OpenSSHServer = Get-WindowsCapability -Online | ? Name -like 'OpenSSH.Server*'
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name $OpenSSHServer.Name
Start-Service sshd

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How to totally reset local modifications with git

When you have modifications in your Git repository, both in source files and submodules, here is the ultimate solution.

git clean -xfd
git submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xfd
git reset --hard
git submodule foreach --recursive git reset --hard
git submodule update --init --recursive

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How to install WSL2 on Windows

Open Powershell with admin privileges. Be prepared to reboot a lot...

1. Enable WSL feature.

   dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

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How to use C++ enums with Qt/Qml

Utilisation d'une enum ou enum class dans un QObject

C++

Déclaration de la classe qui hérite de QObject dans les fichiers .cpp/.hpp:

• Macro Q_OBJECT : déclare le méta-type pour la classe MyObject.
• Macro Q_ENUM : déclare les infos nécessaires pour l'enum MyEnum.

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How to customize Powershell profile

The Powershell profile is stored in the $PROFILE alias which is actually the file C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1.

notepad $PROFILE

Some examples of what you can add:

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How to stylize a Qt Application

QWidget and QPainter

What is QWidget?

QWidget is the class that represents a element on the Graphical User interface. It has thus a visual representation on the screen, and receives events regularly to allow it to update its state. It must be re-drawn on the screen each time it receives an event that suggests a modification of its appearance. For instance, a button will repaint itself when it is pressed by the mouse pointer.

How does QWidget draw itself on the screen?

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How to draw a QML rectangle with different border radius

There are two ways of drawing a rectangle with different border radiuses / different roundings in pure QML:

1. Using the Canvas QML API, which is similar to using QPainter in C++ and the Canvas web API in JavaScript (CPU-based).
2. Using Shape QML API, which has a declarative paradigm, and better performance because it can directly draw with GPU, if your platform supports GL_NV_path_rendering.