- Login in github (you need an account)
- Fork the main repository from github
- Read Project workflow and Coding guide
- Push your changes to your fork
- Create a pull request
The installer is build using WiX. You need to install WiX when you want to build the installer. This can be downloaded here: http://wixtoolset.org/. If you do not want to build the installer, just open the solution and ignore the warning.
- Open the solution file (GitExtensions.sln)
- Hit F5 to compile and run GitExtensions
- Download and install WiX http://wixtoolset.org/
- Run Setup\BuildInstallers.cmd to build the installers