Perforce¶

Last edited by Greg Mathis
The installation executables are listed below. Click on the link to download the appropriate version, and then execute it.
For Windows 10, use the 64 bit version, p4vinst64.exe
For Windows 7, use the 32 bit version, p4vinst.exe

Step 1 - Run the install file, select "Next"

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Step 2 - Keep default selections, select "Next"

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Step 3 - Set Server to values below, set your User Name, select "Next"

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Step 4 - Select "Install"

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Step 5 - Select "Close"

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Step 6 - To start Perforce select "P4V"

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Step 7 - Default startup dialog should appear, should have the proper Server and User set from Perforce installation Step 3 above. Select "OK"

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Step 8 - Check the "Trust this fingerprint" button and select "Connect"

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Step 9 - Enter in your password and select "OK"

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Step 10 - Select "No"

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Step 11 - Select "No"

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Step 12 - We need to create a workspace. Go to View Tab, pull down to "Workspaces"

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Step 13 - Notice a "Workspaces" pane has now appeared on the left side

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Step 14 - Right click in "Workspaces" pane and select "New Workspace ..."

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Step 15 - Default Workspace name is fine, but change Workspace root: to C:\ and select "OK"

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Step 16 - You might get the following warning, select "No"

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Step 17 - Now you should see your workspace in the right pane

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Step 18 - But we want to make a change to the workspace. Right click and select "Edit Workspace ...'

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Step 19 - Select the "Text List Box" display style to see the text of Workspace Mappings:

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Step 20 - Edit the text box to as show below, "//depot/.. //<your_workspace_name>/perforce/...

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Step 21 - Select "Do Not Update" (we will do it manually at first)

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Step 22 - In the right pane, select depot, right click, and select "Get Latest Revision"

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Step 23 - In a file explorer window, verify you now have a c:\perforce directory and a number of notional subdirectories and placeholder files to kickstart discussions

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