Update for Git Extensions 6

[maraf]

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[gerhardol]

I can build, but when running the 0.3 plugins are still installable (I copied the binary manually).
GitExtensions.Extensibility.dll is from January, not updated for some reason also with full match - then the package is not found.
Tests fail, but they try to test with latest 5.2.1

[gerhardol]

It is built (and of course require) .net8 and do not limit 0.3 plugins

[maraf]

GitExtensions.Extensibility.dll is not coming from
GitExtensions.Extensibility package (see gitextensions/gitextensions.extensibility#31). It is still in the main repo. To get a newer dll (and the whole Git Extensions) you need to delete the GitExtensions.Shared folder one level above the PluginManager repository. If there is no Git Extensions portable found, it tries to download latest.

I have validated local build - it requires .NET 9 to run Git Extensions (6.0.1.18221). The plugin manager can start from the plugins menu and search for packages. It filters out packages correctly.

There is a bit of a problem with how existing nuget plugins define a dependency on GitExtensions.Extensibility, for example https://www.nuget.org/packages/GitExtensions.GerritPlugin/1.3.1.116#dependencies-body-tab (a historic version of Gerrit), it states is supports [0.1.0, 1.0.0) which is incorrect. Newer versions have it setup correctly, like [0.3.0, 0.4.0) for previous Git Extensions version. For Git Extensions v6 it should be [0.4.0, 0.5.0). We might want hide the historic versions on nuget.org to prevent a confusion.

[RussKie]

I unlisted 1.3.1.116, thanks
Do you think we should unlist any others?

[RussKie]

GitExtensions.Extensibility.dll is not coming from GitExtensions.Extensibility package (see gitextensions/gitextensions.extensibility#31). It is still in the main repo.

Yep :( I couldn't win that argument, so the extensibility API are in the main repo.

[gerhardol]

We need to update https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions.plugintemplate/blob/master/src/GitExtensions.PluginTemplate/GitExtensions.PluginTemplate.nuspec with the current version and limit to less than 1.0.
I can see that for instance https://github.com/jasparfitt/GitExtensions.BranchNameCommitHintPlugin/blob/master/src/GitExtensions.BranchNameCommitHintPlugin/GitExtensions.BranchNameCommitHintPlugin.nuspec use 1.0

The Gerrit plugin still uses the 0.3 version.
gitextensions/GitExtensions.GerritPlugin#89

The plugins to install is not limited by version, but installed incompatible versions are listed as incompatible.
It did not work initially for me as I replaced the binary in the installation folder, not in C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\GitExtensions\UserPlugins

I expected that GitExtensions.Extensibility took a snapshot of master when publishing the package.

[gerhardol]

I would assume this is ready to be merged, needed for GE6
(the problem with Gerrit plugin is maybe separate)

[gerhardol]

Any specific that need tobe done before making a release with this commit?
GE build looks for releases, so 6.0.1 is not having a plugin manager at all

[maraf]

IIRC no

[RussKie]

We need to release it?
https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/blob/d76d46a393ac036cc5635d2b3f7a07d6f46ca75c/eng/Download-PluginManager.ps1#L10

[gerhardol]

We need to release it? https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/blob/d76d46a393ac036cc5635d2b3f7a07d6f46ca75c/eng/Download-PluginManager.ps1#L10

I published a draft release, seem to be sufficient for the GE build.
Should be promoted, I just was not sure.