Peabody
2017-04-25 21:21:30 UTC
I'm just an amateur coder, and have no experience with Git or Github. And
really, I don't have any need for elaborate versioning protocols. But I've
been working on flashing new firmware versions to TI MSP430G processors using
custom BSL code and an embedded USB-to-serial adapter, and I'd like to make
what I've developed available to others in the unlikely event that it would
be of interest to anyone.
I wonder if it would be possible to upload all the files directly to Github
in my browser, and not install either the Git shell or the desktop GUI. Does
anyone know if that's possible?
Also, my stuff includes two Windows console .exe programs, and one VBS
script. One of the .exe files is just a small modification to an open source
TI file (BSLDEMO2) with the added option to invert the DTR line so the
program will work with modern USB adapters. The other .exe is a program I
wrote, with assistance from several people here, that is the equivalent of
BSLDEMO2 for the G2231's primitive custom BSL protocol. And the VBS file
just converts any Intel-hex file to a TI-TXT file as required for BSLDEMO2.
Of course the source code for everything will be included, but since I use a
kinda oddball MSP430 assembler, and a kinda oddball x86 C compiler, I'd like
to include the executables for everything so any downloader won't have to
deal with my choices. These are small .exe's - about 60K each.
But after spending a lot of time on Youtube and Google and even Github, I
can't find exactly what the situation is with respect to uploading
executables to Github. It seems they accepted them for a while, then didn't,
then did again, and perhaps it involves something called a "release" which
isn't really explained anywhere that I can find.
Flying Camp Design includes in one of their repositories their own version of
BSLDEMO2.exe, and it looks like they just included the .exe in the folder
with the source code and other stuff. No release that I could find.
So if someone could clarify this for me, I would appreciate it.
really, I don't have any need for elaborate versioning protocols. But I've
been working on flashing new firmware versions to TI MSP430G processors using
custom BSL code and an embedded USB-to-serial adapter, and I'd like to make
what I've developed available to others in the unlikely event that it would
be of interest to anyone.
I wonder if it would be possible to upload all the files directly to Github
in my browser, and not install either the Git shell or the desktop GUI. Does
anyone know if that's possible?
Also, my stuff includes two Windows console .exe programs, and one VBS
script. One of the .exe files is just a small modification to an open source
TI file (BSLDEMO2) with the added option to invert the DTR line so the
program will work with modern USB adapters. The other .exe is a program I
wrote, with assistance from several people here, that is the equivalent of
BSLDEMO2 for the G2231's primitive custom BSL protocol. And the VBS file
just converts any Intel-hex file to a TI-TXT file as required for BSLDEMO2.
Of course the source code for everything will be included, but since I use a
kinda oddball MSP430 assembler, and a kinda oddball x86 C compiler, I'd like
to include the executables for everything so any downloader won't have to
deal with my choices. These are small .exe's - about 60K each.
But after spending a lot of time on Youtube and Google and even Github, I
can't find exactly what the situation is with respect to uploading
executables to Github. It seems they accepted them for a while, then didn't,
then did again, and perhaps it involves something called a "release" which
isn't really explained anywhere that I can find.
Flying Camp Design includes in one of their repositories their own version of
BSLDEMO2.exe, and it looks like they just included the .exe in the folder
with the source code and other stuff. No release that I could find.
So if someone could clarify this for me, I would appreciate it.