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fix: cpplint didn't work in GN (#14581)
* fix: cpplint didn't work in GN

* feat: make cpplint non-errors less noisy

* refactor: remove unneeded findCppLint helper

We don't need this in the GN world: it's the user's responsibility
to have depot_tools in their path.

* refactor: use const instead of let where possible
2018-09-12 12:44:00 -05:00
.circleci ci: do not use scripts and binaries from the libcc repo 2018-09-12 13:08:17 +02:00
.github chore: ask for specific info in bug templates (#14229) 2018-08-22 08:21:54 -07:00
.vsts ci: set up a lint job (#14536) 2018-09-11 14:28:18 -07:00
atom build: remove duplicate devtools sources (#14522) 2018-09-12 08:45:08 -05:00
brightray feat: add screen reader support to Win32 toast notifications (#13834) 2018-09-13 00:18:35 +10:00
build build: use default value of the enable_widevine flag 2018-09-11 20:24:03 +02:00
chromium_src build: remove duplicate devtools sources (#14522) 2018-09-12 08:45:08 -05:00
components/pepper_flash Rename buildflag_headers for consistency 2018-09-11 20:21:32 +02:00
default_app Revert "sec: deprecate some webPreference defaults to be secure-by-default (#14284)" (#14380) 2018-08-30 09:57:49 +12:00
docs docs: simplify git cache instructions (#14562) 2018-09-12 12:06:55 +10:00
docs-translations update references to renamed i18n repo 2018-03-02 12:05:49 -08:00
lib chore: remove only on deprecations api spec (#14564) 2018-09-11 23:00:41 -07:00
native_mate [wip] build: try building node with GN 2018-08-10 10:06:27 -07:00
npm fix: electron path for postinstall (#14177) 2018-08-19 09:40:12 -07:00
script fix: cpplint didn't work in GN (#14581) 2018-09-12 12:44:00 -05:00
spec chore: remove only on deprecations api spec (#14564) 2018-09-11 23:00:41 -07:00
tools feat: Remove legacy helpers (Electron Helper EH/NP) (#14436) 2018-09-03 21:37:15 -05:00
vendor build: remove gyp build files (#14097) 2018-09-09 10:15:32 +09:00
.clang-format Add clang-format config file. 2016-10-04 22:42:49 +02:00
.dockerignore Add testing for arm, arm64 and ia32 linux builds 2017-12-20 11:54:52 -05:00
.env.example clarify purpose of .env.example 2018-07-11 12:55:15 -07:00
.gitignore chore: make beta bumps work (#14174) 2018-08-17 13:00:43 -07:00
.gitmodules build: remove gyp build files (#14097) 2018-09-09 10:15:32 +09:00
.remarkrc add remark lint to ensure fenced codeblocks are formatted properly. 2017-11-20 14:05:47 +08:00
appveyor.yml ci: rename appveyor{-gn,}.yml 2018-09-12 09:50:58 -04:00
BUILD.gn build: remove duplicate devtools sources (#14522) 2018-09-12 08:45:08 -05:00
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md Change Contact Emails (#12278) 2018-03-15 04:37:40 +09:00
CONTRIBUTING.md add docs/development/README.md (#12373) 2018-03-20 15:36:48 -04:00
DEPS Use libcc based on Chromium 67.0.3396.99 and Node 10.6.0 2018-09-11 20:21:31 +02:00
Dockerfile Use Node.js 10 for CI builds 2018-06-19 11:49:45 +10:00
Dockerfile.arm64 Newer CI images (#12188) 2018-03-08 22:07:50 -05:00
Dockerfile.arm64v8 Update CI to use Node 8 2018-03-19 10:19:32 -04:00
Dockerfile.armv7 Update CI to use Node 8 2018-03-19 10:19:32 -04:00
Dockerfile.circleci Use Node.js 10 for CI builds 2018-06-19 11:49:45 +10:00
electron.gyp build: remove gyp build files (#14097) 2018-09-09 10:15:32 +09:00
electron_paks.gni build: remove duplicate devtools sources (#14522) 2018-09-12 08:45:08 -05:00
filenames.gni build: remove duplicate devtools sources (#14522) 2018-09-12 08:45:08 -05:00
LICENSE Update license year 2018-01-01 00:51:40 +01:00
package-lock.json docs: Update menu-item with new position props (#14465) 2018-09-09 20:03:58 -07:00
package.json docs: Update menu-item with new position props (#14465) 2018-09-09 20:03:58 -07:00
README.md docs: Add Electron Fiddle to the readme (#14396) 2018-08-31 22:56:55 -07:00
SECURITY.md Change Contact Emails (#12278) 2018-03-15 04:37:40 +09:00
vsts-gn.yml ci: do not use scripts and binaries from the libcc repo 2018-09-12 13:08:17 +02:00

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