From ca01d94005f67ec4fa9528353481faa622d949ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jack Humbert Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 14:58:24 -0400 Subject: convert docs to lowercase and underscores --- docs/embedding.md | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/embedding.md (limited to 'docs/embedding.md') diff --git a/docs/embedding.md b/docs/embedding.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5c2f3b31e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/embedding.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +# WARNING: Until issue [#173](https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard/issues/173) goes through, the [core][1] repository will not be up-to-date with the latest changes and fixes, but can still be used. + +If you want to use TMK for your own keyboard project, you've got three options for embedding the [core][1]. +The recommended option is [subtrees](#1-git-subtree). + +After adding the embed you'll need to [modify the Makefile](#modifications-to-the-makefile) of your project to point to the core correctly. + +## 1. git subtree + +In order to set up the subtree in your project, first add the core repository as a remote: +``` +git remote add -f core https://github.com/tmk/tmk_core +``` + +Then add the core as a subtree (directory) in your local repository: +``` +git subtree add -P tmk_core core master --squash +``` + +And that's it! + +When you want to update the subtree in your repository to match the master on [tmk_core][1], do this: +``` +git subtree pull -P tmk_core core master --squash +``` + +## 2. git submodule + +In order to set up the submodule in your project, first add a new submodule: +``` +git submodule add https://github.com/tmk/tmk_core tmk_core +``` + +Then pull, sync and update the submodule: +``` +git pull +git submodule sync --recursive +git submodule update --init --recursive +``` + +And that's it! + +When you want to update the subtree in your repository to match the master on [tmk_core][1], follow the same steps as above. + +If you want to clone a repository from GitHub that has submodule(s) in it, pass --recursive when cloning, like so: +`git clone --recursive https://github.com//` + +## 3. Manually (without git) + +*Note: This is not recommended in any way, but it's still possible.* + +Download a zipped version of the [tmk_core][1] repository using this link: + + +Extract the zip in your project's directory, then rename the folder to tmk_core. + +## Modifications to the *Makefile* + +The one thing you have to make sure to change in the *Makefile* (compared to [tmk_keyboard](https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard) drivers' *[Makefile](https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard/blob/master/keyboard/gh60/Makefile#L45)*) is the "TMK_DIR" variable, which needs to point to the embed directory: +```Makefile +TMK_DIR = ./tmk_core +``` + +[1]: https://github.com/tmk/tmk_core \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3