Windows 10: Is this GitHub project safe to use?

I’m trying to add some custom 3D models to a game I play, and I came across this project on GitHub: https://github.com/madrod228/voicesoftheprinter The problem is, I’m not a developer — so I don’t really know how to tell if anything in there could be harmful. Is there a safe way to check it before using the files?

:)

 

Microsoft Acquires GitHub?

Okaaaayyyy.... Maybe we should start making a list of alternatives to GitHub?

Also, GitHub is a private company, but who owns it? Who gets money from this move?

 

How to avoid the MPLAB X IDE v5.10 behavior of build errors whenever a user clones the project Github Repository

I am asking how to correct the unexpected behavior of MPLABX IDE v5.10, detailed below. The end goal of this would be to successfully build the code project in MPLABX by understanding what could be causing the unexpected build errors.

MPLABX IDE v5.10 does not produce build errors on the source computer running Windows 10 that pushed the local code to the repository SWIM-team-junior-project. Any other computer that clones the repository using Git Command Line tool in PowerShell on Windows 10, will show build errors.

To see the repository issue with the Makefile output see the link SWIM team project Github Issue

To reproduce the entire (quite lengthy) process, the steps below show how to do so:

• git clone GitHub - PeterStine/SWIM-team-junior-project: Oregon Institute of Technology Junior Project Sequence, Surface Water Information Management System (SWIM)
  

Followed by creating a new MPLABX project, with the following settings:

• Microchip Embedded -> Standalone Project
  
• Select Device -> PIC32MZ2048EFG144
  
• Select Tool (Optional) -> Simulator
  
• Select Compiler -> XC32 (v2.15) [C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc32\v2.15\bin]
  
• Select Project Name and Folder -> "practice_master_clone_a"
  

And in the GUI for MPLABX IDE the following screenshots and captions describe the steps used to reference the cloned repository code files into the MPLABX IDE project named "practice_master_clone_a". Note that the integrated Git tool in MPLABX IDE is not being used. The Git command line tool is being used in PowerShell.

• Right click on "Header Files" and in the context box select "Add existing items from folder"
  
• In the "Add Files" Dialogue box, click on "Add Folder...".
  
• Browse to location of cloned repository.
  
• Once located, select "Files of Type" -> "Header Files".
  
• Once Selected, enter full path name of GFX folder and click "Select"
  
• Repeat adding the directories "GFX", "RFM69", and "RTC" using the "Files of type" listed below
  
  • Header Files (.H .SUNWCCh .h .hpp .hxx .tcc .inc .INC)
    
  • C++ Source Files (.C .c++ .cc .cpp .cxx .mm)
    
  • C Source Files (.c .i .m)
    

Lastly, enter "Project Properties" in the dialogue window showing from right-clicking on the name of the project in the Navigator window, shown in the image below:

• Project Properties
  
• Followed by changing to "Categories:" -> "Conf: [default] -> XC32 (Global Options) -> xc32-ld
  
• Then change the Heap size (bytes) and Minimum stack size (bytes) both to 2048 as shown highlighted in red in the screenshot below:
  
• Project Properties Categories
  

Following all of the above steps results in a "BUILD FAILED", the output of which is included at the very bottom of this post. However, the build is successful for the source machine that pushes the original MPLABX IDE project to the github repository.

 

Dev Home (Preview) and Dev Home GitHub Extension (Preview)

Hello! My name is Mostafa; I will assist you today.

To install Dev Home (Preview), do the following steps:

1. Open the Microsoft Store.

2. Search for “Dev Home (Preview)”.

3. Click on the “Get” button to download and install the app.

4. Once installed, open the app and follow the instructions to set up your machine and manage your projects.

To Install Dev Home Github Extension (Preview), follow the steps below:

1. Open Visual Studio Code.

2. Click on the “Extensions” icon on the left-hand side of the screen.

3. Search for “Dev Home Github Extension (Preview)”.

4. Click on the “Install” button to download and install the extension.

5. Once installed, you can use the extension to manage your GitHub repositories directly from Visual Studio Code.

Please let me know if the above steps did not help. Thank you.