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FlavoredCactus edited this page Jan 2, 2016 · 2 revisions

Before any change to a map, it is good to use the Map Merger tools. What these do is cut down the number of lines which Dream Maker thinks have changed, since it usually interprets any change to the map as a rewrite of all ~8000 lines.

The Map Merger tools presently only work for windows as they utilize .bat files.

If you have difficulty using these tools, ask for help in #ls13_open_dev Using the tools

    1. Install Java If you don't have Java already installed it can be downloaded from: Here
    1. PATH Java To test if Java is in your PATH, open Git Bash and type "Java". If it says "unknown command" you will need to add JAVA/bin to your PATH. See here for how: [2]
    1. Backup It's not strictly necessary to, but usually a good idea to make a backup of your map at this point.
    1. Prepare map Run prepare_Map.bat in the tools/mapmerge/ directory.
    1. Edit your map Make your changes to the map here. Remember to save them!
    1. Clean map Run clean_Map.bat in the tools/mapmerge/ directory. Don't worry if it says there are ~8000 differences, just ignore that for now.
    1. Check differences Use your application of choice to look at the differences between revisions of your code. If it's reading ~8000 line differences then you've done something wrong, go back and try again.
    1. Commit Your map is now ready to be committed, rejoice.

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