> Nobody reads the wiki unless directed to, it has turned out to essentially be > a waste of server space, but it was worth trying.
I don't know about that, it's frequently used/updated and indexed by Google. > This is a simple build with minimal steps, not a perfect one, and not > intended to detail use of the tools. IMO, this kind of documentation (for hackers) should set them up with a good foundation for actually hacking on Geany, not just how to make a one-off build, that is something more likely to be useful to regular users who need to build from source for whatever reason. > As above, if the instructions are to set the user up for how to properly hack > on Geany, they will be reconfiguring fairly often, at least each time changes > to the build system are pulled-in. Using autogen.sh also doesn't allow for > out-of-tree builds, which is what we should be promoting if they actually > want to get setup for doing real development. > The very first thing it says is create a new directory and put the source in > there, maybe it needs emphasising, clearly you missed it I didn't miss it, but I was really confused on first read. IMO, it's better to put everything under a separate working directory for Geany hackage, and separate out source from build from install, etc. -- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/geany/geany/pull/1690#issuecomment-344778531
