Contribute to the development of PostgreSQL

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From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of
gevik@xs4all.nl
Sent: 04 November 2004 10:27
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: [HACKERS] Contribute to the development of PostgreSQL

Dear Folks,

Sometime ago I posted a message regarding learning to develop
and contribute to the development of PostgreSQL. I started my
journey with downloading the sources and take a look at the
bits and pieces of the code. As I was expecting it to be, my
journey was and still is ponderous one. I can image the same
for other newbie's like myself and the fact that some like
myself come from a windows development world than *nix.

Therefore I was thinking to build a website concerning a "how
to contribute and develop to PostgreSQL".

The idea is to show the following:

1. How to configure the compiler tools for windows and *nix
2. How to make changes, compile and debug
3. Where to start the learning curve in the source code.
4. If requested by any to document the code as I advance.
5. etc.. etc..

I would like to hear your opinion and whether anyone is
interested in helping.

Hi Gevik,

That sort of detail belongs on the developers website
developer.postgresql.org. I believe Devrim Gunduz was going to look at
updating that site - perhaps you could help him out. The list for that
sort of task is pgsql-www@postgresql.org.

Regards, Dave.

Hi,

On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 11:26:41AM +0100, gevik@xs4all.nl wrote:

I would like to hear your opinion and whether anyone is interested in
helping.

I'd appreciate any kind of hints, helping me to understand the
modules/components and sources of each.

Regards,
Yann