====== Contribtastic, the EVE-Central.com Uploader Version 2 ======

===== Current Status =====

Contribtastic is currently an alphaish quality product. Things might break, it may crash, and it could eat your dog (if you have one). However, it is suggested that all players upgrade to the latest version at their earliest convenience. 

The latest version is **2.0-alpha5**.  **2.0-alpha6** is coming soon, and will finally fix some long standing glitches and unimplemented features (like login support :-)). Bug Yann to make it come out sooner.

For bug information, see: [[http://bugs.stackfoundry.org]] or read the development blog at [[http://www.yannramin.com/category/eve-central]]

All you need to do is install, and play EVE. There is no longer any requirement to "Export to File" in the EVE client.

The application comes with a Windows installer. Source code will compile and run on Linux and Mac OS X.

Downloads are available at [[http://dl.stackfoundry.org/contribtastic/]]
===== FAQ =====

=== I get an invalid path, or nothing is being uploaded ===

Make sure the "Using folder:" field mentions the "CachedMethodCalls" folder at the end of the path. On Windows 7/Vista, this is usually at:

  c:\users\yourname\AppData\Local\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_(x86)_ccp_eve_tranquility\cache\MachoNet\87.237.38.200\245\CachedMethodCalls  (64-bit)
  or
  c:\users\yourname\AppData\Local\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_ccp_eve_tranquility\cache\MachoNet\87.237.38.200\245\CachedMethodCalls (32-bit)

On Windows XP, this is usually at:
  
  C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\Local Settings\Application Data\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_ccp_eve_tranquility\cache\MachoNet\87.237.38.200\245\CachedMethodCalls


===== Technical =====


Contribtastic is one of two things:

  * A complete re-write of the Uploader into a native application
  * An adaptation of the wxPython uploader to use [[/libevecache/]]

===== wxPython Adaptation =====

This is the version with the most traction and currently on the master branch of [[http://gitorious.org/contribtastic/]]

The build rules are a bit wonky due to Scons have difficulty with swig under Windows (specifically Windows 7). There is some hand-building finesse. 

Expect it to ship with Python 2.6 as the runtime. 

Downloads are available at [[http://dl.stackfoundry.org/contribtastic/]]

===== Code =====

[[http://gitorious.org/contribtastic/]]
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