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== Exercise ==
 
== Exercise ==
  
In order to help you practice in the GCompris framework, I propose you to make this little exercise.
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In order to help you practice in the GCompris framework, we propose you to make this little exercise.
  
 
'''Mandatory:''' GCompris development is done on a '''GNU/Linux''' distribution of your choice.
 
'''Mandatory:''' GCompris development is done on a '''GNU/Linux''' distribution of your choice.
  
* Install GNU/Linux on your computer.
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* Install GNU/Linux on your computer if you don't already have it.
* Get the code through the Git version control system.
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* Download and Install the latest stable version of [https://www.qt.io/download-open-source/#section-2 Qt] (version 5.9.3 recommended, 5.6 is the minimal one)
* Compile GCompris.
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* Install [https://cmake.org/download/ CMake] (version 3.5.1 recommended)
* Create a new activity using the supplied ''createit.sh'' script. Use you nick name as the activity name.
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* Get the GCompris code from the Kde Git version control system (or see below the GitHub option).
* Compile GCompris again.
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** git clone https://github.com/gcompris/GCompris-qt
* Run your activity (it is just the template for now).
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** cd GCompris-qt
* Modify the activity to display an image, an ellipse, a rectangle and a line.
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** git submodule init && git submodule update (to retrieve box2d)
* Use git to commit your changes locally.
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* Configure you Git username and email
* Send me a patch for me to test it.
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** git config --global user.email "your_email@example.com"
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** git config --global user.name "FirstName LastName"
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* Create a branch for your development
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** git checkout -b exercise
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* Start QtCreator and open the project file CMakeLists.txt at the root of the source code
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* Compile and run it.
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* Create a new activity using the supplied ''createit.sh'' script. For example, use your nick name as the activity name.
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** cd src/activities
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** ./createit.sh 'my_new_activity'
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* Update the copyrights of the different files with your name and email.
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* Compile GCompris again in Qt Creator, check you new activity is present
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* Modify the activity to display an image, a rectangle and a text.
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* (Warning, if you add resources in you activity's resource directory you must run ''cmake'' again).
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** You can search for code examples in other activities and check the [http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/gettingstartedqml.html Qml getting started].
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* Add an event to a graphical object so that clicking on it does something visual.
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* Use git add and git commit to commit your changes locally.
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** git add 'my new activity'
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** git commit -m "commitMessage"
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=== Publish your patch on GitHub ===
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* Create an account on [https://github.com github]
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* Fork [https://github.com/gcompris/GCompris-qt GCompris]
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** Look at these [http://help.github.com/fork-a-repo/ instructions]
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* Code your activity
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* Commit the code
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* Push it
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** git push
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* Send a pull request on github or create a task in the "Need review" section at https://phabricator.kde.org/project/view/142/ with the description and link to your diff at https://phabricator.kde.org/differential/diff/create/
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You can visit [http://gcompris.net/wiki/Qt_Quick_development_process Qt Quick development process] for more details.
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Revision as of 16:46, 21 December 2017

Exercise

In order to help you practice in the GCompris framework, we propose you to make this little exercise.

Mandatory: GCompris development is done on a GNU/Linux distribution of your choice.

  • Install GNU/Linux on your computer if you don't already have it.
  • Download and Install the latest stable version of Qt (version 5.9.3 recommended, 5.6 is the minimal one)
  • Install CMake (version 3.5.1 recommended)
  • Get the GCompris code from the Kde Git version control system (or see below the GitHub option).
  • Configure you Git username and email
    • git config --global user.email "your_email@example.com"
    • git config --global user.name "FirstName LastName"
  • Create a branch for your development
    • git checkout -b exercise
  • Start QtCreator and open the project file CMakeLists.txt at the root of the source code
  • Compile and run it.
  • Create a new activity using the supplied createit.sh script. For example, use your nick name as the activity name.
    • cd src/activities
    • ./createit.sh 'my_new_activity'
  • Update the copyrights of the different files with your name and email.
  • Compile GCompris again in Qt Creator, check you new activity is present
  • Modify the activity to display an image, a rectangle and a text.
  • (Warning, if you add resources in you activity's resource directory you must run cmake again).
  • Add an event to a graphical object so that clicking on it does something visual.
  • Use git add and git commit to commit your changes locally.
    • git add 'my new activity'
    • git commit -m "commitMessage"

Publish your patch on GitHub

You can visit Qt Quick development process for more details.