Re: newbie pointers for development

>Grab a patch from https://commitfest.postgresql.org/40/ that is simple
enough,
>try to apply it to Git head and see if it builds and passes the regression
tests.
>Then try to break it :^)

Sounds like a plan, really appreciate this. I will try and see how it goes.

> I use Eclipse (default on Gnome), but I guess everybody has their own
preferences.

Hmm, I am not able to find this on Ubuntu, default here is thunderbird.
Asking this because it is a bit difficult to reply via webmail.

Thanks,
Ankit

On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 4:30 PM Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
wrote:

> On Wed, 2022-11-02 at 12:21 +0530, Ankit Pandey wrote:
> > > The canonical starting point is here:
> > > https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/So,_you_want_to_be_a_developer%3F
> >
> > I have also gone through this but still, I am not exactly clear where to
> start
> > (assuming I can run, build, debug and play with git).
>
> Grab a patch from https://commitfest.postgresql.org/40/ that is simple
> enough,
> try to apply it to Git head and see if it builds and passes the regression
> tests.
> Then try to break it :^)
> Read the code to see what the patch does.
> It is best to start with a patch that touches an area of PostgreSQL that
> you understand well.
>
> > Also another question, which email client does everyone use (mostly) for
> communication?
>
> I use Eclipse (default on Gnome), but I guess everybody has their own
> preferences.
>
> By the way, thanks for your willingness to help!
>
> Yours,
> Laurenz Albe
>