Contribute.md

How to contribute

How to build the source

1. Prerequisites
   • Visual Studio 2017 (any edition) with workloads:
     • .NET desktop development
     • Visual Studio extensions development
   • Extensibility Tools for Visual Studio
     • For generating C# classes from VSCT and vsixmanifest files.
2. Optional, recommended
   • Markdown Editor for Visual Studio
3. Download or clone the source
4. Open "source\QuickDiagramTool.sln"
5. Build the solution.

How to debug the tool in Visual Studio 2017

1. Set SoftVis.VisualStudioIntegration.Vs2017 as StartUp project.
2. SoftVis.VisualStudioIntegration.Vs2017 -> Project properties -> Debug
   • Start external program: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\YourEdition\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
   • Command line arguments: /rootsuffix Exp
3. Run the solution.

How to debug the tool in Visual Studio 2015

1. Set SoftVis.VisualStudioIntegration.Vs2015 as StartUp project.
2. SoftVis.VisualStudioIntegration.Vs2015 -> Project properties -> Debug
   • Start external program: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
   • Command line arguments: /rootsuffix Exp
3. Run the solution.