On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Shakthi Kannan<[email protected]> wrote: > The best way to learn how source code of a project works, is to tinker > with the source code. >
[...] > * The first thing you should do is just build the source, run it and > see how to use the software. This is important to know how to test it. [...] Exactly. And you should know a lot about Makefiles too. That is key. Please learn soon. The GNU info manual is very very long. It is comprehensive but very boring. The OpenBSD manpage is also comprehensive but short. But then BSD make is quite different from GNU make. And things get complicated a bit more. But makefiles are a powerful concept and you have to know. Even if you do Windows programming with Cygwin or MingW. -Girish -- Gayatri Hitech web: http://gayatri-hitech.com SpamCheetah Spam filter: http://spam-cheetah.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
