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From: Michael Lass <lass@mail.uni-paderborn.de>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 19:47:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update to current git master
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commit 7ab7da8ef9ccccb05c2feaa566dd337c1b16ccd6
Merge: daac3da 8d44113
Author: André Knörig <aknoerig@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Mon Jul 4 11:37:47 2016 +0200

    Merge pull request #3232 from cjmayo/release

    minimise initial size of cloned parts repository in releases

commit daac3daddc553d7c890e4252c6788829ed1d49be
Merge: 21e1f5d c0f4dbb
Author: André Knörig <aknoerig@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Mon Jul 4 11:16:37 2016 +0200

    Merge pull request #3249 from fritzing/cjmayo-system-libs

    Update to "Support System Boost and libgit2"

commit c0f4dbb03622ae524a1d544cad5a3f13f32c3cd4
Author: André Knörig <andre.knoerig@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Jul 4 11:05:11 2016 +0200

    adjust libgit2 paths

commit 19234581eeec87037732f60be813cfe7cbc49f5f
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jul 3 17:54:36 2016 +0100

    detect and use system libgit2 with pkg-config

commit 4d55a72f5fc82f3f2e100fcb79ae63bc767392c0
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jul 3 17:54:36 2016 +0100

    add the option to use installed boost

commit 1d904ca3099661e67b15f70b5071f2bf3d18d900
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jul 3 17:54:36 2016 +0100

    phoenix.pro: use else consistently

commit b189d64861ef5f64fd4bb3008c24862a4908c970
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jul 3 17:54:36 2016 +0100

    phoenix.pro: tidy-up whitespace

commit 8d44113af154e3dfcbb6a4de71bc3a8428cdaabd
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Jun 29 21:07:53 2016 +0100

    minimise initial size of cloned parts repository in releases

    Only copy master branch.

commit 21e1f5d69f67c289b5928bf43b7dec5723281321
Merge: 913dca8 3d66435
Author: André Knörig <aknoerig@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Thu Jun 23 11:47:47 2016 +0200

    Merge pull request #3241 from cjmayo/forum

    update forum address in readme.md

commit 3d664357409a3d44d143cea5375cd2cd6b01041b
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 19 20:38:07 2016 +0100

    update forum address in readme.md

commit 913dca8ab12ac17147edaf8935f57bdef3343100
Merge: de84594 c8c7fc5
Author: André Knörig <aknoerig@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 19 11:58:53 2016 +0200

    Merge pull request #3239 from cjmayo/help

    remove extra spaces and blank lines in --help

commit de84594f3b32d7d3996416c30fcdd4778bc8e013
Merge: 22158d1 9bcffaf
Author: André Knörig <aknoerig@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 19 11:57:42 2016 +0200

    Merge pull request #3240 from cjmayo/libs

    phoenix.pro: with system quazip don't need -lz -lminizp or minizip.h

commit c8c7fc5a3bfe5e493a865917dad8e148bd8abba0
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Jun 18 15:21:05 2016 +0100

    remove extra spaces and blank lines in --help

    Replace comma between versions with hyphen.

    qDebug() automatically puts a single space between each item, and
    outputs a newline at the end.
    http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtglobal.html#qDebug

commit 9bcffaf26301a4bb6161a0c712ca481629cffce8
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri Jun 17 21:04:17 2016 +0100

    phoenix.pro: with system quazip don't need -lz -lminizp or minizip.h

commit 22158d1e3b114ed8eed0ed06662747b070eaf809
Merge: 91014aa 1fa87c4
Author: André Knörig <aknoerig@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 12 19:57:55 2016 +0200

    Merge pull request #3234 from cjmayo/remove-types

    install_fritzing.sh: user does not need ~/.mime.types

commit 1fa87c4a7d4e82c5c84315f30f510d46feb03887
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 12 16:50:40 2016 +0100

    install_fritzing.sh: user does not need ~/.mime.types

commit 91014aa821ad3d9e269eb953c5ae591b5f7ee7d8
Merge: 1bdaf5e 4cb5185
Author: André Knörig <aknoerig@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 12 17:42:35 2016 +0200

    Merge pull request #3233 from cjmayo/git_remote_connect

    make compatible with libgit2 >= 0.24.0

commit 1bdaf5ed0fab899302d4e81f3b10754f9f011544
Merge: 8a408b3 db04764
Author: André Knörig <aknoerig@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 12 17:34:47 2016 +0200

    Merge pull request #3231 from cjmayo/mime

    use MIME database XML file and install_fritzing.sh

commit 4cb5185d464bf98e9da5ceca72d5af907ff824ef
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 12 16:31:35 2016 +0100

    make compatible with libgit2 >= 0.24.0

    Based on:
    https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/pull/3203/commits/1ffea750c05fda78c88b60b84545f6a3e1371159

commit db04764d3113e130a5cc7c14cf65bf004dff4d38
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 12 16:11:52 2016 +0100

    install_fritzing.sh: update comments

commit 4b5ab126d13bb4541f52f2fd7eee5f9f8b507524
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 12 16:11:52 2016 +0100

    install_fritzing.sh: install application icon

commit 2b848f1b226e24c4fb07e0dcb537952021fe69ce
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 12 16:11:52 2016 +0100

    install_fritzing.sh: install desktop file

    Provides desktop menu entry and MIME associations.

commit 620f85dbc31f376303839ed24cf4c6b0f55f3859
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 12 16:11:52 2016 +0100

    use MIME database XML file

    Replaces individual MIME type files which are created by
    update-mime-database.
    https://specifications.freedesktop.org/shared-mime-info-spec/shared-mime-info-spec-latest.html

    Install with install_fritzing.sh and phoenix.pro generated Makefile.

commit a795b9f388e74d0a4043a06a9107b664db6605d2
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jun 12 16:11:52 2016 +0100

    install_fritzing.sh: use for loops to install icons

commit 8a408b330741ee10b844611b437d4bb00b073bf3
Merge: c6187b9 7891497
Author: André Knörig <aknoerig@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Thu Jun 9 10:42:20 2016 +0200

    Merge pull request #3224 from cjmayo/desktop

    Issues with fritzing.desktop

commit 789149760451defdf55a27647fcf1c20105cb2f8
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Jun 7 20:01:55 2016 +0100

    remove desktop Version entry

    Version is the version of the Desktop Entry Specification not Fritzing

commit a64635049f62234e03344da5be6f8d3bf09e2072
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Jun 7 20:01:55 2016 +0100

    fix desktop Categories entry

    Single entry prefixing non-standard categories

commit f712d0139e3a0b1146566c989a3d523da9cdcd42
Author: Chris Mayo <aklhfex@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Jun 7 20:01:55 2016 +0100

    fix application icon does not show on GNOME desktop

    - phoenix.pro renames fritzing_icon.png to fritzing.png
    - Icon value should be either an absolute path or icon name

commit c6187b94ddd8896e0de470772447466bb0004b1f
Author: André Knörig <andre.knoerig@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Jun 6 11:14:23 2016 +0200

    fix vs folder paths in release script
---
 fritzing.desktop                                 |   6 +-
 install_fritzing.sh                              |  87 +++------
 phoenix.pro                                      | 237 ++++++++++-------------
 pri/boostdetect.pri                              |  58 ++++++
 pri/libgit2detect.pri                            |  60 ++++++
 pri/utils.pri                                    |  45 +----
 readme.md                                        |   2 +-
 resources/system_icons/linux/fritzing.xml        |  31 +++
 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fz.xml   |   8 -
 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzb.xml  |   8 -
 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzbz.xml |   8 -
 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzm.xml  |   8 -
 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzp.xml  |   8 -
 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzpz.xml |   8 -
 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzz.xml  |   8 -
 src/main.cpp                                     |   7 +-
 src/version/partschecker.cpp                     |   6 +
 tools/deploy_fritzing_mac.sh                     |   2 +-
 tools/linux_release_script/release.sh            |   2 +-
 tools/release_fritzing.bat                       |  20 +-
 20 files changed, 304 insertions(+), 315 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 pri/boostdetect.pri
 create mode 100644 pri/libgit2detect.pri
 create mode 100644 resources/system_icons/linux/fritzing.xml
 delete mode 100644 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fz.xml
 delete mode 100644 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzb.xml
 delete mode 100644 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzbz.xml
 delete mode 100644 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzm.xml
 delete mode 100644 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzp.xml
 delete mode 100644 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzpz.xml
 delete mode 100644 resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzz.xml

diff --git a/fritzing.desktop b/fritzing.desktop
index 854319e..6b88de2 100644
--- a/fritzing.desktop
+++ b/fritzing.desktop
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Version=0.9.3b
 Name=Fritzing
 GenericName=Fritzing
 Comment=Electronic Design Automation software
 Exec=Fritzing
-Icon=icons/fritzing_icon.png
+Icon=fritzing
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-Categories=Development;IDE;Electronics;EDA;
+Categories=Development;IDE;Electronics;X-EDA;X-PCB;
 X-SuSE-translate=false
 StartupNotify=true
-Categories=PCB;
 MimeType=application/x-fritzing-fz;application/x-fritzing-fzz;application/x-fritzing-fzp;application/x-fritzing-fzpz;application/x-fritzing-fzb;application/x-fritzing-fzbz;application/x-fritzing-fzm;
diff --git a/install_fritzing.sh b/install_fritzing.sh
index 5a1a6a9..30ddc59 100644
--- a/install_fritzing.sh
+++ b/install_fritzing.sh
@@ -1,71 +1,46 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # this is a rough beginning of a linux install script for fritzing
-# sets up document icons and file associations using mime types
-
-APPDIR=$(dirname "$0")
+# sets up document icons and file associations using MIME types
+#
+# first ensure fritzing is unpacked in its final destination
+# and then run this script
 
-# check if user .mime.types file exists, otherwise create it
-if [ ! -f ~/.mime.types ]
-then
-	echo "creating user mime.types file"
-	touch ~/.mime.types
-fi
+APPLICATIONSDIR="${HOME}/.local/share/applications"
+MIMEDIR="${HOME}/.local/share/mime"
+PACKAGESDIR="${MIMEDIR}/packages"
 
-# add mime types for fritzing file formats
-grep -q application/x-fritzing ~/.mime.types
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]
-then
-	echo "fritzing mime types already registered"
-else
-	echo "application/x-fritzing-fz 	fritzing" >> ~/.mime.types
-	echo "application/x-fritzing-fzz 	fritzing" >> ~/.mime.types
-	echo "application/x-fritzing-fzp 	fritzing" >> ~/.mime.types
-	echo "application/x-fritzing-fzpz 	fritzing" >> ~/.mime.types
-	echo "application/x-fritzing-fzb 	fritzing" >> ~/.mime.types
-	echo "application/x-fritzing-fzbz 	fritzing" >> ~/.mime.types
-	echo "application/x-fritzing-fzm 	fritzing" >> ~/.mime.types
-fi
+APPDIR=$(dirname "$0")
 
 cd $APPDIR
 
-# install fritzing into mime user directory
-xdg-mime install --mode user 'icons/x-fritzing-fz.xml'
-xdg-mime install --mode user 'icons/x-fritzing-fzz.xml'
-xdg-mime install --mode user 'icons/x-fritzing-fzp.xml'
-xdg-mime install --mode user 'icons/x-fritzing-fzpz.xml'
-xdg-mime install --mode user 'icons/x-fritzing-fzb.xml'
-xdg-mime install --mode user 'icons/x-fritzing-fzbz.xml'
-xdg-mime install --mode user 'icons/x-fritzing-fzm.xml'
+# install fritzing into user MIME packages directory
+mkdir -p "${PACKAGESDIR}"
+cp icons/fritzing.xml "${PACKAGESDIR}" || exit 1
 
-# set the default application to fritzing.desktop
-xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fz
-xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzz
-xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzp
-xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzpz
-xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzb
-xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzbz
-xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzm
+# install fritzing desktop entry for user (includes MIME associations)
+desktop-file-edit --set-key=Exec --set-value="$(pwd)/Fritzing" fritzing.desktop
+xdg-desktop-menu install --novendor --mode user fritzing.desktop
 
-# install image-files into user mime system with specified size
+# install image-files into user hicolor theme with specified size
 # ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/*size*
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fz_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fz
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fz_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fz
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzz_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzz
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzz_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzz
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzp_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzp
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzp_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzp
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzpz_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzpz
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzpz_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzpz
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzb_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzb
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzb_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzb
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzbz_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzbz
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzbz_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzbz
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzm_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzm
-xdg-icon-resource install --mode user --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzm_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzm
+#    /apps
+xdg-icon-resource install --noupdate --novendor --mode user --context apps \
+	--size 256 icons/fritzing_icon.png fritzing
+#    /mimetypes
+ICON_SIZES="128 256"
+FILE_EXTENSIONS="fz fzz fzb fzbz fzp fzpz fzm"
+for size in ${ICON_SIZES}; do
+	for extension in ${FILE_EXTENSIONS}; do
+		xdg-icon-resource install --noupdate --mode user --context mimetypes \
+			--size ${size} "icons/${extension}_icon${size}.png" \
+			"application-x-fritzing-${extension}"
+	done
+done
 
 # update user databases
-update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications
-update-mime-database ~/.local/share/mime
+update-desktop-database "${APPLICATIONSDIR}"
+update-mime-database "${MIMEDIR}"
+xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --mode user
 
 echo "installed fritzing system icons"
diff --git a/phoenix.pro b/phoenix.pro
index 301ce0c..cff7b0b 100644
--- a/phoenix.pro
+++ b/phoenix.pro
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # /*******************************************************************
 #
 # Part of the Fritzing project - http://fritzing.org
-# Copyright (c) 2007-08 Fritzing
+# Copyright (c) 2007-16 Fritzing
 #
 # Fritzing is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -30,116 +30,123 @@
 #
 # QTPLUGIN  += qjpeg qsqlite
 
-
 CONFIG += debug_and_release
 
+unix:!macx {
+    CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
+}
+
 win32 {
 # release build using msvc 2010 needs to use Multi-threaded (/MT) for the code generation/runtime library option
 # release build using msvc 2010 needs to add msvcrt.lib;%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries) to the linker/no default libraries option
-        CONFIG -= embed_manifest_exe
-        INCLUDEPATH += $$[QT_INSTALL_HEADERS]/QtZlib
-        DEFINES += _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
-        DEFINES += _WINDOWS
-	RELEASE_SCRIPT = $$(RELEASE_SCRIPT)			# environment variable set from release script
-
-        message("target arch: $${QMAKE_TARGET.arch}")
-        contains(QMAKE_TARGET.arch, x86_64) {
-                RELDIR = ../release64
-                DEBDIR = ../debug64
-                DEFINES += WIN64
-       }
-       !contains(QMAKE_TARGET.arch, x86_64) {
-                RELDIR = ../release32
-                DEBDIR = ../debug32
-        }
+    CONFIG -= embed_manifest_exe
+    INCLUDEPATH += $$[QT_INSTALL_HEADERS]/QtZlib
+    DEFINES += _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
+    DEFINES += _WINDOWS
+    RELEASE_SCRIPT = $$(RELEASE_SCRIPT)    # environment variable set from release script
 
-	Release:DESTDIR = $${RELDIR}
-	Release:OBJECTS_DIR = $${RELDIR}
-	Release:MOC_DIR = $${RELDIR}
-	Release:RCC_DIR = $${RELDIR}
-	Release:UI_DIR = $${RELDIR}
-
-	Debug:DESTDIR = $${DEBDIR}
-	Debug:OBJECTS_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
-	Debug:MOC_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
-	Debug:RCC_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
-	Debug:UI_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
-}
-macx {
+    message("target arch: $${QMAKE_TARGET.arch}")
+    contains(QMAKE_TARGET.arch, x86_64) {
         RELDIR = ../release64
         DEBDIR = ../debug64
-        Release:DESTDIR = $${RELDIR}
-        Release:OBJECTS_DIR = $${RELDIR}
-        Release:MOC_DIR = $${RELDIR}
-        Release:RCC_DIR = $${RELDIR}
-        Release:UI_DIR = $${RELDIR}
-
-        Debug:DESTDIR = $${DEBDIR}
-        Debug:OBJECTS_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
-        Debug:MOC_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
-        Debug:RCC_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
-        Debug:UI_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
-
-        QMAKE_MAC_SDK = macosx10.11             # uncomment/adapt for your version of OSX
-        CONFIG += x86_64 # x86 ppc
-        QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = FritzingInfo.plist
-        #DEFINES += QT_NO_DEBUG   		# uncomment this for xcode
-        LIBS += -lz
-        LIBS += /usr/lib/libz.dylib
-        LIBS += /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
-        LIBS += /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Carbon
-        LIBS += /System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit
+        DEFINES += WIN64
+    } else {
+        RELDIR = ../release32
+        DEBDIR = ../debug32
+    }
+
+    Release:DESTDIR = $${RELDIR}
+    Release:OBJECTS_DIR = $${RELDIR}
+    Release:MOC_DIR = $${RELDIR}
+    Release:RCC_DIR = $${RELDIR}
+    Release:UI_DIR = $${RELDIR}
+
+    Debug:DESTDIR = $${DEBDIR}
+    Debug:OBJECTS_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
+    Debug:MOC_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
+    Debug:RCC_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
+    Debug:UI_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
+}
+macx {
+    RELDIR = ../release64
+    DEBDIR = ../debug64
+    Release:DESTDIR = $${RELDIR}
+    Release:OBJECTS_DIR = $${RELDIR}
+    Release:MOC_DIR = $${RELDIR}
+    Release:RCC_DIR = $${RELDIR}
+    Release:UI_DIR = $${RELDIR}
+
+    Debug:DESTDIR = $${DEBDIR}
+    Debug:OBJECTS_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
+    Debug:MOC_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
+    Debug:RCC_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
+    Debug:UI_DIR = $${DEBDIR}
+
+    QMAKE_MAC_SDK = macosx10.11            # uncomment/adapt for your version of OSX
+    CONFIG += x86_64 # x86 ppc
+    QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = FritzingInfo.plist
+    #DEFINES += QT_NO_DEBUG                # uncomment this for xcode
+    LIBS += -lz
+    LIBS += /usr/lib/libz.dylib
+    LIBS += /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
+    LIBS += /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Carbon
+    LIBS += /System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit
 }
 unix {
     !macx { # unix is defined on mac
         HARDWARE_PLATFORM = $$system(uname -m)
-        contains( HARDWARE_PLATFORM, x86_64 ) {
+        contains(HARDWARE_PLATFORM, x86_64) {
             DEFINES += LINUX_64
         } else {
             DEFINES += LINUX_32
         }
-        LIBS += -lz
+        !contains(DEFINES, QUAZIP_INSTALLED) {
+            LIBS += -lz
+        }
     }
 
-        isEmpty(PREFIX) {
-                PREFIX = /usr
-        }
-        BINDIR = $$PREFIX/bin
-        DATADIR = $$PREFIX/share
-        PKGDATADIR = $$DATADIR/fritzing
+    isEmpty(PREFIX) {
+        PREFIX = /usr
+    }
+    BINDIR = $$PREFIX/bin
+    DATADIR = $$PREFIX/share
+    PKGDATADIR = $$DATADIR/fritzing
 
-        DEFINES += DATADIR=\\\"$$DATADIR\\\" PKGDATADIR=\\\"$$PKGDATADIR\\\"
+    DEFINES += DATADIR=\\\"$$DATADIR\\\" PKGDATADIR=\\\"$$PKGDATADIR\\\"
 
-        target.path =$$BINDIR
+    target.path = $$BINDIR
 
-        desktop.path = $$DATADIR/applications
-        desktop.files += fritzing.desktop
+    desktop.path = $$DATADIR/applications
+    desktop.files += fritzing.desktop
 
-        manpage.path = $$DATADIR/man/man1
-        manpage.files += Fritzing.1
+    mimedb.path = $$DATADIR/mime/packages
+    mimedb.files += resources/system_icons/linux/fritzing.xml
 
-        icon.path = $$DATADIR/icons
-        icon.extra = install -D -m 0644 $$PWD/resources/images/fritzing_icon.png $(INSTALL_ROOT)$$DATADIR/icons/fritzing.png
+    manpage.path = $$DATADIR/man/man1
+    manpage.files += Fritzing.1
 
-        parts.path = $$PKGDATADIR
-        parts.files += parts
+    icon.path = $$DATADIR/icons
+    icon.extra = install -D -m 0644 $$PWD/resources/images/fritzing_icon.png $(INSTALL_ROOT)$$DATADIR/icons/fritzing.png
 
-        help.path = $$PKGDATADIR
-        help.files += help
+    parts.path = $$PKGDATADIR
+    parts.files += parts
 
-        sketches.path = $$PKGDATADIR
-        sketches.files += sketches
+    help.path = $$PKGDATADIR
+    help.files += help
 
-        bins.path = $$PKGDATADIR
-        bins.files += bins
+    sketches.path = $$PKGDATADIR
+    sketches.files += sketches
 
-        translations.path = $$PKGDATADIR/translations
-        translations.extra = find $$PWD/translations -name "*.qm" -size +128c -exec cp -pr {} $(INSTALL_ROOT)$$PKGDATADIR/translations \\;
+    bins.path = $$PKGDATADIR
+    bins.files += bins
 
-        syntax.path = $$PKGDATADIR/translations/syntax
-        syntax.files += translations/syntax/*.xml
+    translations.path = $$PKGDATADIR/translations
+    translations.extra = find $$PWD/translations -name "*.qm" -size +128c -exec cp -pr {} $(INSTALL_ROOT)$$PKGDATADIR/translations \\;
 
-        INSTALLS += target desktop manpage icon parts sketches bins translations syntax help
+    syntax.path = $$PKGDATADIR/translations/syntax
+    syntax.files += translations/syntax/*.xml
+
+    INSTALLS += target desktop mimedb manpage icon parts sketches bins translations syntax help
 }
 
 ICON = resources/system_icons/macosx/fritzing_icon.icns
@@ -160,61 +167,13 @@ greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4) {
 RC_FILE = fritzing.rc
 RESOURCES += phoenixresources.qrc
 
-
 # Fritzing is using libgit2 since version 0.9.3
-
-LIBGIT2INCLUDE = ../libgit2/include
-exists($$LIBGIT2INCLUDE/git2.h) {
-    message("found libgit2 include path at $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE")
-}
-else {
-    message("Fritzing requires libgit2")
-    message("Build it from the repo at https://github.com/libgit2")
-    message("See https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/wiki for details.")
-
-    error("libgit2 include path not found in $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE")
-}
-
-INCLUDEPATH += $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE
-
-win32 {
-    contains(QMAKE_TARGET.arch, x86_64) {
-            LIBGIT2LIB = ../libgit2/build64
-    }
-    else {
-            LIBGIT2LIB = ../libgit2/build32
-    }
-
-    exists($$LIBGIT2LIB/git2.lib) {
-        message("found libgit2 library in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
-    }
-    else {
-        error("libgit2 library not found in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
-    }
-}
-
-unix {
-    LIBGIT2LIB = ../libgit2/build
-    macx {
-        exists($$LIBGIT2LIB/libgit2.dylib) {
-            message("found libgit2 library in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
-        }
-        else {
-            error("libgit2 library not found in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
-        }
-    }
-    !macx {
-        exists($$LIBGIT2LIB/libgit2.so) {
-            message("found libgit2 library in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
-        }
-        else {
-            error("libgit2 library not found in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
-        }
-    }
+packagesExist(libgit2) {
+    PKGCONFIG += libgit2
+} else {
+    include(pri/libgit2detect.pri)
 }
 
-LIBS += -L$$LIBGIT2LIB -lgit2
-
 include(pri/kitchensink.pri)
 include(pri/mainwindow.pri)
 include(pri/partsbinpalette.pri)
@@ -237,16 +196,18 @@ include(pri/translations.pri)
 include(pri/program.pri)
 include(pri/qtsysteminfo.pri)
 
-!contains(DEFINES, QUAZIP_INSTALLED) {
-        include(pri/quazip.pri)
+!contains(DEFINES, BOOST_INSTALLED) {
+    include(pri/boostdetect.pri)
 }
+
 contains(DEFINES, QUAZIP_INSTALLED) {
-        INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/quazip /usr/include/minizip
-        LIBS += -lquazip -lminizip
+    INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/quazip
+    LIBS += -lquazip
+} else {
+    include(pri/quazip.pri)
 }
 
 TARGET = Fritzing
 TEMPLATE = app
 
-
 message("libs $$LIBS")
diff --git a/pri/boostdetect.pri b/pri/boostdetect.pri
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26367eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pri/boostdetect.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# /*******************************************************************
+# Part of the Fritzing project - http://fritzing.org
+# Copyright (c) 2007-16 Fritzing
+# Fritzing is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+# Fritzing is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Fritzing. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# ********************************************************************
+# $Revision: 6796 $:
+# $Author: irascibl@gmail.com $:
+# $Date: 2013-01-12 07:45:08 +0100 (Sa, 12. Jan 2013) $
+# ********************************************************************/
+
+# boost_1_54_0 is buggy
+BOOSTS = 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
+LATESTBOOST = 0
+for(boost, BOOSTS) {
+    exists(../src/lib/boost_1_$${boost}_0) {
+        LATESTBOOST = $$boost
+    }
+}
+
+contains(LATESTBOOST, 0) {
+    unix {
+        !macx {
+            BOOSTINFO = $$system(dpkg -s libboost-dev | grep 'Version')
+            BADVERSION = $$find(BOOSTINFO, 1\.54)
+            !isEmpty(BADVERSION) {
+                message("Boost 1.54 has a bug in a function that Fritzing uses, so download or install some other version")
+                error("Easiest to copy the boost library to .../src/lib/, so that you have .../src/lib/boost_1_xx_0")
+            }
+            isEmpty(BADVERSION) {
+                BOOSTVERSION = $$find(BOOSTINFO, 1\...\.0)
+                !isEmpty(BOOSTVERSION) {
+                    LATESTBOOST = installed
+                    message("using installed BOOST library")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+contains(LATESTBOOST, 0) {
+    message("Please download the boost library--you can find it at http://www.boost.org/")
+    message("Note that boost 1.54 has a bug in a function that Fritzing uses, so download some other version")
+    error("Copy the boost library to .../src/lib/, so that you have .../src/lib/boost_1_xx_0")
+}
+
+!contains(LATESTBOOST, installed) {
+    message("using boost from src/lib/boost_1_$${LATESTBOOST}_0")
+    INCLUDEPATH += src/lib/boost_1_$${LATESTBOOST}_0
+}
diff --git a/pri/libgit2detect.pri b/pri/libgit2detect.pri
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9512f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pri/libgit2detect.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# /*******************************************************************
+# Part of the Fritzing project - http://fritzing.org
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Fritzing
+# Fritzing is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+# Fritzing is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Fritzing. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# ********************************************************************
+
+LIBGIT2INCLUDE = $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/../libgit2/include
+exists($$LIBGIT2INCLUDE/git2.h) {
+    message("found libgit2 include path at $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE")
+} else {
+    message("Fritzing requires libgit2")
+    message("Build it from the repo at https://github.com/libgit2")
+    message("See https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/wiki for details.")
+
+    error("libgit2 include path not found in $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE")
+}
+
+INCLUDEPATH += $$LIBGIT2INCLUDE
+
+win32 {
+    contains(QMAKE_TARGET.arch, x86_64) {
+        LIBGIT2LIB = ../libgit2/build64
+    } else {
+        LIBGIT2LIB = ../libgit2/build32
+    }
+
+    exists($$LIBGIT2LIB/git2.lib) {
+        message("found libgit2 library in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
+    } else {
+        error("libgit2 library not found in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
+    }
+}
+
+unix {
+    LIBGIT2LIB = $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/../libgit2/build
+    macx {
+        exists($$LIBGIT2LIB/libgit2.dylib) {
+            message("found libgit2 library in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
+        } else {
+            error("libgit2 library not found in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
+        }
+    } else {
+        exists($$LIBGIT2LIB/libgit2.so) {
+            message("found libgit2 library in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
+        } else {
+            error("libgit2 library not found in $$LIBGIT2LIB")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+LIBS += -L$$LIBGIT2LIB -lgit2
diff --git a/pri/utils.pri b/pri/utils.pri
index ae14ea8..3cd7082 100644
--- a/pri/utils.pri
+++ b/pri/utils.pri
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # /*******************************************************************
 # Part of the Fritzing project - http://fritzing.org
-# Copyright (c) 2007-08 Fritzing
+# Copyright (c) 2007-16 Fritzing
 # Fritzing is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
@@ -17,46 +17,6 @@
 # $Date: 2013-01-12 07:45:08 +0100 (Sa, 12. Jan 2013) $
 # ********************************************************************/
 
-# boost_1_54_0 is buggy
-BOOSTS = 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
-LATESTBOOST = 0
-for(boost, BOOSTS) {
-        exists(../src/lib/boost_1_$${boost}_0) {
-                LATESTBOOST = $$boost
-        }
-}
-
-contains(LATESTBOOST, 0) {
-    unix {
-        !macx {
-             BOOSTINFO = $$system(dpkg -s libboost-dev | grep 'Version')
-             BADVERSION = $$find(BOOSTINFO, 1\.54)
-             !isEmpty(BADVERSION) {
-                 message("Boost 1.54 has a bug in a function that Fritzing uses, so download or install some other version")
-                 error("Easiest to copy the boost library to .../src/lib/, so that you have .../src/lib/boost_1_xx_0")
-             }
-             isEmpty(BADVERSION) {
-                 BOOSTVERSION = $$find(BOOSTINFO, 1\...\.0)
-                 !isEmpty(BOOSTVERSION) {
-                     LATESTBOOST = installed
-                     message("using installed BOOST library")
-                 }
-             }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-contains(LATESTBOOST, 0) {
-        message("Please download the boost library--you can find it at http://www.boost.org/")
-        message("Note that boost 1.54 has a bug in a function that Fritzing uses, so download some other version")
-        error("Copy the boost library to .../src/lib/, so that you have .../src/lib/boost_1_xx_0")
-}
-
-!contains(LATESTBOOST, installed) {
-    message("using boost from src/lib/boost_1_$${LATESTBOOST}_0")
-    INCLUDEPATH += src/lib/boost_1_$${LATESTBOOST}_0
-}
-
 HEADERS += \
 src/utils/abstractstatesbutton.h \
 src/utils/autoclosemessagebox.h \
@@ -110,6 +70,3 @@ src/utils/schematicrectconstants.cpp \
 src/utils/s2s.cpp \
 src/utils/textutils.cpp \
 src/utils/zoomslider.cpp 
-
-
-
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 35cf623..35bfc89 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The Fritzing application is an Electronic Design Automation software with a low
 
 * For more information on Fritzing and its related activities, visit [http://fritzing.org](http://fritzing.org). There you can also [download](http://fritzing.org/download) the latest releases for all platforms and get help on getting started.
 
-* To report a problem or suggest improvements, use the [issue tracker](https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/issues) or the [user forums](http://fritzing.org/forum)
+* To report a problem or suggest improvements, use the [issue tracker](https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/issues) or the [user forum](http://forum.fritzing.org)
 
 * If you would like to help with the development, please take a look at the [developer instructions](https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/wiki). This includes information about how to compile and run the Fritzing app in a few steps.
 
diff --git a/resources/system_icons/linux/fritzing.xml b/resources/system_icons/linux/fritzing.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21c2d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/system_icons/linux/fritzing.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
+<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzb">  
+<comment>Fritzing Parts Bin</comment>
+<glob pattern="*.fzb"/>
+</mime-type>
+<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzbz">
+<comment>Fritzing Parts Bin Bundle</comment>
+<glob pattern="*.fzbz"/>
+</mime-type>
+<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzm">
+<comment>Fritzing Module</comment>
+<glob pattern="*.fzm"/>
+</mime-type>
+<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzp">
+<comment>Fritzing Part Definition</comment>
+<glob pattern="*.fzp"/>
+</mime-type>
+<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzpz">
+<comment>Fritzing Part Bundle</comment>
+<glob pattern="*.fzpz"/>
+</mime-type>
+<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fz">
+<comment>Fritzing Sketch</comment>
+<glob pattern="*.fz"/>
+</mime-type>
+<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzz">
+<comment>Fritzing Sketch Bundle</comment>
+<glob pattern="*.fzz"/>
+</mime-type>
+</mime-info>
diff --git a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fz.xml b/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fz.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 95c664b..0000000
--- a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fz.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
-<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fz">  
-<comment>Fritzing Sketch</comment>
-<generic-icon name="application-x-fritzing-fz"/>
-<glob pattern="*.fz"/>
-</mime-type>
-</mime-info>
diff --git a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzb.xml b/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzb.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 855f1fa..0000000
--- a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzb.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
-<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzb">  
-<comment>Fritzing Parts Bin</comment>
-<generic-icon name="application-x-fritzing-fzb"/>
-<glob pattern="*.fzb"/>
-</mime-type>
-</mime-info>
diff --git a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzbz.xml b/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzbz.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6259c91..0000000
--- a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzbz.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
-<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzbz">
-<comment>Fritzing Parts Bin Bundle</comment>
-<generic-icon name="application-x-fritzing-fzbz"/>
-<glob pattern="*.fzbz"/>
-</mime-type>
-</mime-info>
diff --git a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzm.xml b/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzm.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d7bd74c..0000000
--- a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzm.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
-<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzm">
-<comment>Fritzing Module</comment>
-<generic-icon name="application-x-fritzing-fzm"/>
-<glob pattern="*.fzm"/>
-</mime-type>
-</mime-info>
diff --git a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzp.xml b/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzp.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d7eeb8d..0000000
--- a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzp.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
-<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzp">
-<comment>Fritzing Part Definition</comment>
-<generic-icon name="application-x-fritzing-fzp"/>
-<glob pattern="*.fzp"/>
-</mime-type>
-</mime-info>
diff --git a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzpz.xml b/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzpz.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d6e7ea6..0000000
--- a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzpz.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
-<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzpz">
-<comment>Fritzing Part Bundle</comment>
-<generic-icon name="application-x-fritzing-fzpz"/>
-<glob pattern="*.fzpz"/>
-</mime-type>
-</mime-info>
diff --git a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzz.xml b/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzz.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 865b0f1..0000000
--- a/resources/system_icons/linux/x-fritzing-fzz.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
-<mime-type type="application/x-fritzing-fzz">
-<comment>Fritzing Sketch Bundle</comment>
-<generic-icon name="application-x-fritzing-fzz"/>
-<glob pattern="*.fzz"/>
-</mime-type>
-</mime-info>
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ae484b5..32bf90d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			app->finish();
 		}
 		else {
-			qDebug() << "\n"
-                "Fritzing version " << Version::versionString() << " , Qt version " << QT_VERSION_STR << "\n"
+			qDebug() <<
+                "Fritzing version" << Version::versionString() << "- Qt version" << QT_VERSION_STR << "\n"
                 "\n"
                 "usage: fritzing [-d] [-f path] filename\n"
                 "       fritzing [-f path] -geda folder\n"
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				"The -ep option creates a menu item to launch an external process,\n"
 				"and puts the standard output of that process into a dialog window in Fritzing.\n"
 				"The process path follows the -ep argument; the name of the menu item follows the -epname argument;\n"
-				"and any arguments to pass to the external process are provided in the -eparg argments.\n"
-				"\n";
+				"and any arguments to pass to the external process are provided in the -eparg argments.";
 		}
 		delete app;
 	}
diff --git a/src/version/partschecker.cpp b/src/version/partschecker.cpp
index a3e3967..3d54c6b 100644
--- a/src/version/partschecker.cpp
+++ b/src/version/partschecker.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,13 @@ bool PartsChecker::newPartsAvailable(const QString &repoPath, const QString & sh
     /**
      * Connect to the remote.
      */
+#if LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR > 24
+    error = git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH, &callbacks, NULL, NULL);
+#elif LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR == 24
+    error = git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH, &callbacks, NULL);
+#else
     error = git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH, &callbacks);
+#endif
     if (error) {
         partsCheckerResult.partsCheckerError = PARTS_CHECKER_ERROR_REMOTE;
         partsCheckerResult.errorMessage = QObject::tr("Unable to access network site for '%1'. %2").arg(repoPath).arg(sBoilerPlate1);
diff --git a/tools/deploy_fritzing_mac.sh b/tools/deploy_fritzing_mac.sh
index 3f73fe9..ff6aa54 100755
--- a/tools/deploy_fritzing_mac.sh
+++ b/tools/deploy_fritzing_mac.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ rm ./translations/*.ts  			# remove translation xml files, since we only need th
 find ./translations -name "*.qm" -size -128c -delete   # delete empty translation binaries
 
 echo ">> clone parts repository"
-git clone https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-parts.git
+git clone --branch master --single-branch https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-parts.git
 echo ">> build parts database and run fritzing"
 ./Fritzing -db "fritzing-parts/parts.db"  # -pp "fritzing-parts" -f "."
 
diff --git a/tools/linux_release_script/release.sh b/tools/linux_release_script/release.sh
index 60b96dc..d082101 100755
--- a/tools/linux_release_script/release.sh
+++ b/tools/linux_release_script/release.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ echo "cleaning translations"
 rm ./translations/*.ts  			# remove translation xml files, since we only need the binaries in the release
 find ./translations -name "*.qm" -size -128c -delete   # delete empty translation binaries
 
-git clone https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-parts.git
+git clone --branch master --single-branch https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-parts.git
 
 echo "making library folders"
 mkdir lib
diff --git a/tools/release_fritzing.bat b/tools/release_fritzing.bat
index 314cd9b..4c7c6fd 100644
--- a/tools/release_fritzing.bat
+++ b/tools/release_fritzing.bat
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ echo off
 echo .
 echo you must start this script from the Visual Studio Command Line Window
 echo find this under the start menu at (depending on your version of Visual Studio):
-echo     All Programs / Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 / Visual Studio Tools / Developer Command Prompt 
+echo     All Programs / Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 / Visual Studio Tools / Developer Command Prompt
 echo for the 64-bit build, use the 64-bit prompt:
 echo     All Programs / Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 / Visual Studio Tools / VS2012 x64 Cross Tools Command Prompt
 echo.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ IF %2==64 (
 		set arch=.
 	) ELSE (
 		echo second parameter--target architecture--should be either "32" for a 32-bit build or "64" for a 64-bit build
-		EXIT /B	
+		EXIT /B
 	)
 )
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ cd ..
 set LIBGIT2=%~dp0..\..\libgit2\build%2
 
 rem set environment variable for qmake phoenix.pro
-set RELEASE_SCRIPT="release_script"	
+set RELEASE_SCRIPT="release_script"
 
 
 %QMAKE% -o Makefile phoenix.pro %arch%
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ xcopy /q %QTBIN%\icu*.dll %DESTDIR%\deploy /E  /I
 copy %QTBIN%\..\plugins\imageformats\qjpeg.dll %DESTDIR%\deploy\lib\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
 copy %QTBIN%\..\plugins\sqldrivers\qsqlite.dll %DESTDIR%\deploy\lib\sqldrivers\qsqlite.dll
 copy %QTBIN%\..\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll %DESTDIR%\deploy\platforms\qwindows.dll
-copy %QTBIN%\..\plugins\printsupport\windowsprintersupport.dll  %DESTDIR%\deploy\lib\printsupport\windowsprintersupport.dll 
+copy %QTBIN%\..\plugins\printsupport\windowsprintersupport.dll  %DESTDIR%\deploy\lib\printsupport\windowsprintersupport.dll
 
 echo copying git2.dll from %LIBGIT2%
 copy %LIBGIT2%\git2.dll  %DESTDIR%\deploy\git2.dll
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ set CURRENTDIR=%cd%
 cd %DESTDIR%
 cd deploy
 
-git clone https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-parts.git
+git clone --branch master --single-branch https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-parts.git
 
 del/s placeholder.txt
 cd translations
@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@ IF %2==32 (
 )
 
 IF %3==2012 (
-    copy  "%VCINSTALLDIR%redist\%XFOLDER%\Microsoft.VC140.CRT\msvcp110.dll" %DESTDIR%\deploy\msvcp110.dll
-    copy  "%VCINSTALLDIR%redist\%XFOLDER%\Microsoft.VC140.CRT\msvcr110.dll" %DESTDIR%\deploy\msvcr110.dll
+    copy  "%VCINSTALLDIR%redist\%XFOLDER%\Microsoft.VC110.CRT\msvcp110.dll" %DESTDIR%\deploy\msvcp110.dll
+    copy  "%VCINSTALLDIR%redist\%XFOLDER%\Microsoft.VC110.CRT\msvcr110.dll" %DESTDIR%\deploy\msvcr110.dll
 ) ELSE IF %3==2013 (
-    copy  "%VCINSTALLDIR%redist\%XFOLDER%\Microsoft.VC140.CRT\msvcp120.dll" %DESTDIR%\deploy\msvcp120.dll
-    copy  "%VCINSTALLDIR%redist\%XFOLDER%\Microsoft.VC140.CRT\msvcr120.dll" %DESTDIR%\deploy\msvcr120.dll
+    copy  "%VCINSTALLDIR%redist\%XFOLDER%\Microsoft.VC120.CRT\msvcp120.dll" %DESTDIR%\deploy\msvcp120.dll
+    copy  "%VCINSTALLDIR%redist\%XFOLDER%\Microsoft.VC120.CRT\msvcr120.dll" %DESTDIR%\deploy\msvcr120.dll
 ) ELSE IF %3==2015 (
     copy  "%VCINSTALLDIR%redist\%XFOLDER%\Microsoft.VC140.CRT\msvcp140.dll" %DESTDIR%\deploy\msvcp140.dll
 	copy  "%VCINSTALLDIR%redist\%XFOLDER%\Microsoft.VC140.CRT\vcruntime140.dll" %DESTDIR%\deploy\vcruntime140.dll
@@ -198,4 +198,4 @@ FOR /F %%i IN ("%DESTDIR%\forzip") DO SET SRC=%%~fi
 FOR /F %%i IN ("%DESTDIR%\fritzing.%1.%2.pc.zip") DO SET DEST=%%~fi
 CScript .\tools\zip.vbs %SRC% %DEST%
 
-echo done
\ No newline at end of file
+echo done
-- 
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