Visual Studio for Mac Extension

This is the add-in for Visual Studio for Mac that enables Meadow projects to be built and deployed from Mac.

Installation

To install the add-in:

Install the latest version of Visual Studio for Mac.

Install the add-in from the extensions/add-ins manager:

1. open VS Mac, open the Visual Studio > Extensions menu and select the Gallery tab.
2. Select All repositories and Search for Meadow (you may have to click the Refresh button).
3. Select the Meadow extension and then click install on the right.
4. Follow any additional installation instructions.

Building the Add-in from Source

1. Install the latest version of Visual Studio for Mac.
2. Install the AddinMaker maker from the extensions/add-ins manager (follow installation instructions above and search for AddinMaker instead).
3. Clone project from GitHub and open the VS4Mac_Meadow_Extension.sln solution with VS Mac.
4. Make sure all the nuget packages are restored and then start debugging, which will open a new instance of VS Mac that has the Add-in that just built enabled.

Creating an Add-in Package

To create an addin package (.mpack), first, build the add-in in release mode, and then run the CreateAddinPackage.sh script from terminal.

Publishing

When publishing, make sure to bump the version number in the /Properties/AddinInfo.cs file, as well as the AssemblyInfo.cs file.

License

Released under the Apache 2 license.

Authors

Bryan Costanich, Adrian Stevens