Epic Annex Downloader Spec

annex-downloader.md

Annex downloader

THESE INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT WORK

Source instructions

This is a work in progress. The instructions may not work or may damage your system.

1. if !(git and git annex accessible) Download into AppData and install git and git annex.
2. git clone https://github.com/fire/UnrealEngine.git
3. git checkout 4.1-annex
4. git submodule init to initialize your local configuration file
5. git submodule update
6. Get annexed data:

git annex get Engine/Source/ThirdParty
git annex get Engine/Documentation
git annex get Engine/Binaries
git annex get Engine/Content
git annex get Engine/Extras
git annex get Engine/Templates
git annex get Engine/Samples

Creating git annex directories

mkdir annexedrepo
cd annexedrepo
cp big_files annexedrepo/
git init
git annex init
git annex add .

cd ../otherrepo
mkdir data
git submodule add ../annexedrepo data/annexed

git annex get data/annexed

Git annexed directories:

• Engine/Source/ThirdParty
• Engine/Documentation
• Engine/Binaries
• Engine/Content
• Engine/Extras
• Engine/Templates
• Engine/Samples

Odd folder from main repository

• Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/Mono # that directory is only used for OSX