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Guidance on installing from a vsix - #162
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Clarify platform-specific paths, branch-push behavior, and the eight-character SHA artifact name.
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Adds guidance for installing development .vsix builds from GitHub Actions.
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- Documents locating and downloading CI artifacts.
- Explains VS Code and terminal installation.
- Notes development-build limitations and rollback.
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doc/installation.md |
Adds GitHub Actions VSIX installation guidance; three documentation accuracy updates remain. |
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| Marketplace. Every push to the [sl-vscode-plugin](https://github.com/secondlife/sl-vscode-plugin) | ||
| repository builds a `.vsix` package; the `develop` branch generally has the |
| 1. Go to the repository's [Actions tab](https://github.com/secondlife/sl-vscode-plugin/actions/workflows/ci.yml). | ||
| 2. Select **Branch: develop** from the branch filter (or the branch you want | ||
| to test) and open the most recent successful (green) **CI** run. | ||
| 3. Under **Artifacts**, download `vscode-extension-<commit-sha>`. This |
| 5. In VS Code, open the Extensions view with `Ctrl+Shift+X`, select the `...` | ||
| menu in the top-right corner, and choose **Install from VSIX...**. Select | ||
| the extracted `.vsix` file. | ||
| - Alternatively, from a terminal: `code --install-extension path\to\extension.vsix`. |
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Exactly what the title says.