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Cannot find the LiveReload package in the Package Control: Install Package?

#1

Hi there, I am working with Sublime Text 2 and the LiveReload package is not in the Package Control: Install Package list.

I understand that I can add a link from GitHub etc. into the space provided when Package Control: Add Repository is entered.

I have managed to find one of these Repositories for LiveReload but it was not 2.3 or later so would not work in conjunction with Chrome to allow me to setup a live reload in the browser for when i save my text file.

Any suggestions on where i can get a up to date repository for LiveReload as I understand that it has only recently been removed from the Package Control: Install Packages list.

Thank you in advance.

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#2

According to the PackageControl entry for LiveReload, that plugin only supports Sublime Text 3, which is probably why it’s not showing up in the list for you in Sublime Text 2.

This plugin looks like it has a bit of a storied history. The version that’s currently in PackageControl is a fork of a plugin by a different author, which was itself a fork of a plugin from a still different author.

Possibly if you dig back far enough in the history you can find the point at which they officially dropped support for ST2 and use the version from one commit prior. Certainly the original plugin seems to be specifically for ST2, and it mentions something about a Chrome extension, so it might work. On the other hand, based on what you said above, you may already have tried that.

In that case, your only option would be to update to ST3.

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#3

Just update to ST3 and solve all problems at once.

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