Which branch to build from g4 or main?

[rahulraman0108]

The repository's default branch is g4 so when opening GitHub we see the g4 branch's readme.md or when git cloning we get the g4 branch active by default.

Now the g4 branch's readme links to tools folder in the main branch, so when I click the armorpaint link in the readme in the default g4 branch the main branch's armorpaint readme opens.

I follow the steps in the main branch's armorpaint readme, clone the repository and then run ../base/make --run, I am greeted with file not found, I look around a bit and I see that I have main branch open in browser and g4 in clone. I checkout main branch, run the same command and the compilation fails with error: call to undeclared function 'kinc_start';. At that time I had no idea what went wrong, I had all dependencies installed and followed the steps. I search on github issues and google, no luck cannot find any resources containing undeclared kinc_start.
Ironically, I find all issues showing command ../armorcore/make I check the repository's main branch and find no armorcore directory.

I switch to g4 branch and the directory is there and there are different instructions to build in this branch. I clean the build directory then try the instructions, it succeeds and runs, moment of joy.

Now the question is:

1. Is the main branch supposed to be used to build applications?
2. If the main branch is not supposed to be used, should the readme in g4 branch be pointing to it?

[lydex-dev]

The repository's default branch is g4 so when opening GitHub we see the g4 branch's readme.md or when git cloning we get the g4 branch active by default.

Now the g4 branch's readme links to tools folder in the main branch, so when I click the armorpaint link in the readme in the default g4 branch the main branch's armorpaint readme opens.

I follow the steps in the main branch's armorpaint readme, clone the repository and then run ../base/make --run, I am greeted with file not found, I look around a bit and I see that I have main branch open in browser and g4 in clone. I checkout main branch, run the same command and the compilation fails with error: call to undeclared function 'kinc_start';. At that time I had no idea what went wrong, I had all dependencies installed and followed the steps. I search on github issues and google, no luck cannot find any resources containing undeclared kinc_start. Ironically, I find all issues showing command ../armorcore/make I check the repository's main branch and find no armorcore directory.

I switch to g4 branch and the directory is there and there are different instructions to build in this branch. I clean the build directory then try the instructions, it succeeds and runs, moment of joy.

Now the question is:

1. Is the main branch supposed to be used to build applications?

2. If the main branch is not supposed to be used, should the readme in g4 branch be pointing to it?

It seems to me that the g4 branch is essentially the old components of the Armor package. The main branch is a new and simplified structure, to which Lubos is actually moving.

So at the moment all branches are being compiled, and the "main" used for current working .