On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Eric Kuzmenko <eric.gralco@...400...> wrote:
Setting up build environments is not hard so long has I have some docs to show me how to set it up. I just to get used to the code is all, and I want to make sure I know enough to start submitting patches by the time I apply, I just have a hard time starting off.
Hi Eric,
Okay, so have you checked out Inkscape from launchpad yet? That is a great first step (don't hesitate to choose to do a lightweight checkout if you're not looking for a ton of revision history at this point).
Next, visit http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Compiling_Inkscape and find the instruction which pertain to your OS/Distro. See how far you can get with configuration and/or compilation.
If and when you run into any issues, please don't hesitate to drop a message to the devel list (in a new thread) or to drop in irc to see if you can get some interactive assistance. Good luck on getting started.
Cheers, Josh
P.S. I'm sorry if it sounded daunting earlier, we're not looking for patches that fix our oldest and highest priority bugs. Aim for some low hanging fruit in the bug tracker. :)