Re: modifying the source code

On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 01:55:28AM +0530, Ravi Kiran wrote:
> HI,
>
> I am asking this question is because I need to modify the open source software
> of postgres and I completely have no idea on how to start the project.
>
> Here is more details. I usually work on Linux and use GNU compiler. So far, the
> project that I wrote is less than 10 files (with vim, no IDE so far). I usually
> compile them separately and put them together as a single executable file.
>
> Now I need to modify the postgres source code. The source of it contains
> hundreds of files which is too much for me.
>
> I need to understand it, make a small modification and add some functions or
> subroutines in the software as new features.
>
> Could you tell me where to start? 
>
> I am using the eclipse IDE to modify the source code of postgres. I was trying
> to modify a particular function, so I commented some of the lines , and made
> the function return a constant, after that I tried to debug the source code.
> But now it is returning an error.
>
> PS :- I do know that the documentation of the source code exists here
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/developer/coding/ . I went through it, but could not
> completely understand it.can someone explain me in lay man terms.

I suggest you read the developer's FAQ:

https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Developer_FAQ

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