improve plugin tutorial for newest changes

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vaxerski 2023-05-01 01:08:41 +01:00
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@ -59,15 +59,26 @@ Clone the repo and enter it:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprland-plugins && cd hyprland-plugins
```
{{< hint type=tip >}}
If you build Hyprland manually and install using `sudo make install` (NOT meson) you can completely skip
this next step of getting the sources and checking them out.
{{< /hint >}}
### Preparing Hyprland sources for plugins
Inside the repo, clone Hyprland and enter it:
```sh
git clone --recursive https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland && cd Hyprland
```
If you are using a release version of Hyprland, checkout it: (in this example it's `v0.23.0beta`, adjust to your release ver)
If you are using a release version of Hyprland, checkout it: (in this example it's `v0.24.1`, adjust to your release ver)
```sh
git checkout tags/v0.23.0beta
git checkout tags/v0.24.1
```
Prepare Hyprland sources:
```sh
make pluginenv
```
{{< hint type=note >}}
@ -76,15 +87,9 @@ If you are using hyprland-git, make _sure_ the commit you use matches the cloned
You can check the commit you are running with `hyprctl version`, and change the commit in the sources
with `git reset --hard <hash>`. Make sure to remove the `dirty` at the end of the hash from `hyprctl version`
or else git will reject it.
If you build Hyprland manually, you can skip cloning Hyprland and instead point the
`HYPRLAND_HEADERS` envvar (as used later) to your Hyprland sources.
{{< /hint >}}
Prepare Hyprland sources:
```sh
make pluginenv
```
### Building
Now, enter your plugin of choice's directory, for example:
```sh
@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ cd ../borders-plus-plus
Compile it:
```sh
HYPRLAND_HEADERS="../Hyprland" make all
make all
```
Congratulations! A file called `plugin_name.so` should now be in your current directory.