Hi Gaurav, Welcome to The MacPorts Project!
On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 10:01 AM Gaurav Punjabi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey, I'm Gaurav Punjabi. I'm currently pursuing a Bachelors Degree in > Computer Science. I'm interested in contributing to MacPorts. But I'm a > little bit confused on where to start. Do you already have MacPorts installed on your computer? Also, do you have a MacOS system or Linux ? You can either start with contributing to the core behind macports i.e., macports-base[1] or add/update existing portfiles (recipes to install packages) i.e., macports-ports[2]. To get started with contributing to macports-base, we have an introductory video[3] which will explain about the codebase very well. To jump into creating or working on existing portfile, our guide on portfile development[4] is a good starting point. You may also read existing portfile in our macports-ports repository[2]. There are also web app[5] and buildbot[6] based projects you may look into. And if interested in something more, we have Universal Packaging Tool based project[7] Hope this gets you started and help in making your first contribution to MacPorts :) Links: [1] https://github.com/macports/macports-base/ [2] https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/ [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46qshiDskrM [4] https://guide.macports.org/#development [5] https://github.com/macports/macports-webapp [6] https://github.com/macports/mpbb [7] https://github.com/macports/upt-macports -- Jackson Isaac
