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New scripts read-only in Monodevelop after installing Unity 5.3

Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by mpraxxius, Dec 12, 2015.

  1. mpraxxius

    mpraxxius

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    Heya,

    Incredibly frustrating issue - any new scripts I create in Unity 5.3, when opening in MonoDevelop, are now read only. I can load an editing any existing scripts without issue, but created scripts just will not allow any alteration.

    Unsure if this is a Unity issue, a Monodevelop issue, or some unholy combination. Any help would be appreciated.
     
    mpraxxius, Dec 12, 2015
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  2. mpraxxius

    mpraxxius

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    Further info:

    Old scripts loaded in MonoDevelop, when opened, have a lovely "Source, Changes, Blame, Log, Merge" available on the bottom. New scripts don't bring up this menu, which obviously means that MonoDevelop is treating them differently, but I just can't figure out how.

    Source/Changes implies version control, but I sure as heck never enabled it...
     
    mpraxxius, Dec 13, 2015
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  3. mpraxxius

    mpraxxius

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    Found it - it was version control.

    The updates to MonoDevelop that occurred as part of the Unity installation automagically enabled Git and Subversion integration for the project. Any files that were not part of the repository could not be edited and were handled as read only.

    Solved by going to Tools -> Add-in Manager, then down to the Version Control section, and disabled both of the available add-ins.

    Leaving solution here in case anyone else runs into this fantastic problem.
     
    mpraxxius, Dec 13, 2015
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  4. S_P

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    If you are using any version control system then commit the new blank script first, don't just disable Git/SVN. Then it should be editable. Worked for me with SVN.
     
    S_P, Jan 9, 2016
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  5. kromenak

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    Whew, thanks for the fix! Frankly, I have no desire to use Monodevelop for any version control purposes - I just need it to type text, highlight keywords, and autocomplete.
     
    kromenak, Mar 17, 2016
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  6. sandeepsmartest

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    Yeah!! It is working... :)
     
    sandeepsmartest, Mar 24, 2016
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  7. _creatio_

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    Oh God, thank you for people that share their findings!
    Thank you too mpraxxius !!! :)
    In my case Tools menu was all disable, so I disabled the version control by right clicking on my solution name -> Version control -> Disable both to hell...
     
    _creatio_, Jun 10, 2016
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