[haiku-development] Setting up a development environment
- From: "Juergen W" <x-otic@xxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 08:16:12 +0200
After some investigation, reading the HowTos and experimenting I managed
to
create a somewhat usable Haiku development environment.
However, there are still things unanswered, resulting from the fact
that
I come from the big VisualStudio-spoiled Windows-Island.
(These questions fit probably any other Unix-based system I think.)
1. How do I setup my partitions to be able to conveniently experiment
with code
and build my nightlies to be up to date (It's inconventient to burn CDs
and install.).
2. Which applications do the experienced developers use for coding? PE,
VIM, etc.?
3. Why are those apps used?
4. How can I debug my code?
The first question was answered by Stippi(some days ago) suggesting
three partitions.
Well, what I did was to create three partitions and to install on two
of them
the second Alpha of Haiku (One "Nightly" and one "Daily" :) ).
I was then able to compile the recent SVN source using the
"HAIKU_INSTALL_DIR=/HaikuNightly jam -q install-haiku" command,
which seemed to produce a runable version of a bootable Haiku system.
In order to attract and keep developers in the project it would be very
helpful
to read such things without inspecting Haikus website.
I propose a Developer's Handbook installed alongside with the
"Userguide" and "Welcome" docs on the desktop,
which explains these introductory setup things.
Furthermore I would suggest to narrow all possible installation
configurations to
"one single and common" configuration which is described step-by-step,
such that, following these steps I get a development system,
where I can start to code Haiku apps or even drivers (skills provided
:) ).
Three or more exemplary projects (may it be on the desktop)
to experience the compilation process, for analysis and to look things
up
would dramatically flatten the introduction threshold for Windows-
developers
unfamuliar with GNU build tools, Jam, etc.
What do you think?
Cheers,
Juergen
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