On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 6:23 AM, Craig Ringer <cr...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > On 28 July 2017 at 07:45, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: >> >> Peter Geoghegan <p...@bowt.ie> writes: >> > 2. Start somewhere. I have no idea where that should be, but it has to >> > be some particular place that seems interesting to you. >> >> Don't forget to start with the available documentation, ie >> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/internals.html >> You should certainly read >> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/overview.html >> and depending on what your interests are, there are probably other >> chapters of Part VII that are worth your time. >> >> Also keep an eye out for README files in the part of the source >> tree you're browsing in. > > > In fact, even though you won't initially understand much from some of them, > reading most of > > find src/ -name README\* > > can be quite useful. It's nearly time for me to do that again myself; each > time I absorb more. > > There are very useful comments at the start of some of the source files too. > Unfortunately in some cases the really important explanation will be on some > function that you won't know to look for, not the comment at the top of the > file, so there's an element of discovery there. > > I'd start with the docs as Tom suggested, then > > * https://www.postgresql.org/developer/ > * https://momjian.us/main/presentations/internals.html > * https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Development_information > * https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/So,_you_want_to_be_a_developer%3F > * https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Developer_FAQ > > (some of which need to be added to the "developer information" wiki page I > think) >
Thanks dear hackers. This is an enormous help for me. I think recommending specific techniques/tools like Cscope, find src/ -name README\* and others you might know that make life easy with PG hacking can be great help for the beginners. Regards, Zeray -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
