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Working with git from Eclipse

(using my fork of ardor3dv1 as an example.

Add the eclipse git plugin update site: http://www.jgit.org/update-site/

I'm using the Tentative Build sub-update site -- it has the latest builds.

Gou need to use git from the command line to initially clone the project:

  git clone git://github.com/stepheneb/ardor3dv1.git

Once you've done that (and added the egit plugin) you can add ardor3dv1 to a workspace or make a new one and import the projects in that folder (you don't need the project_sets project).

Then select all 9 of the new ardor3dv1 projects in Eclipse and open Team::Sharing and select Git as the repo type have it search for existing Git repos -- you need to iterate through this dialog for each project. All 9 of the ardor3dv1 projects are now under one git repo.

The Project Explorer window should now look something like this: 
  http://img.skitch.com/20090113-tgxt79i8cxydauhiye7ws1xwhh.png

Select one of the ardor3dv1 projects and choose Team::Branch and click "New Branch" and select the remote branch origin/macosx:
  http://img.skitch.com/20090113-g5i23yd7wr69wf22cwe6fr3w82.png

Finish this operation by checking out the new local branch "macosx" into your working dir:
  http://img.skitch.com/20090113-dqxyj4a72f83kpsjmxjcerb4pm.png

All 9 projects managed by this one git repo should now be on the macosx branch:
  http://img.skitch.com/20090113-mr5igf24txmi8hxcs1jf6k22tx.png

If you want to experiment create your own branch by following the last two steps again.

If you make changes in a file that git is tracking you will need to commit it locally before git will allow you to switch to another branch.