Re: On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy

On 07/27/2017 04:45 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)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.

The doxygen instance at doxygen.postgresql.org is also helpful in
navigating dependencies as you start attacking a features.

JD

>
> regards, tom lane
>
>

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