Hey there,
I'm Andrew and I've been following this project closely for the last few years and I decided it was time to through my hat in the ring and actually contribute some code.
I come from a Java coding background so converting over to C/C++ shouldn't be too hard once I get set up etc.
Before I start I have a couple of questions that I couldn't find searching the forums.
1. I'm looking at coding on on an Ubuntu 9.04 (although I read on the sticky note that only Ubuntu 7.04 is supported so I might change) on a VirtualBox VM. Are they issues coding on a VM? Or should I man up and fix my native Ubuntu partition. Or are the better distributions to code on?
Also what IDEs do people use on Linux for C / C++? I've looked into using Eclispe with the CDT plugin. I've also seen people mention kdevelop4 as well as Vim.
2. I've looked on http://trac.xbmc.org at the feature requests but I am unsure how I assign one to myself (or is that jumping the gun?
). Do I just submit a patch and reference the feature request id?
Thanks in advance people.
Andrew
I'm Andrew and I've been following this project closely for the last few years and I decided it was time to through my hat in the ring and actually contribute some code.
I come from a Java coding background so converting over to C/C++ shouldn't be too hard once I get set up etc.
Before I start I have a couple of questions that I couldn't find searching the forums.
1. I'm looking at coding on on an Ubuntu 9.04 (although I read on the sticky note that only Ubuntu 7.04 is supported so I might change) on a VirtualBox VM. Are they issues coding on a VM? Or should I man up and fix my native Ubuntu partition. Or are the better distributions to code on?
Also what IDEs do people use on Linux for C / C++? I've looked into using Eclispe with the CDT plugin. I've also seen people mention kdevelop4 as well as Vim.
2. I've looked on http://trac.xbmc.org at the feature requests but I am unsure how I assign one to myself (or is that jumping the gun?
). Do I just submit a patch and reference the feature request id? Thanks in advance people.
Andrew
it's a text-editor on stereoids. if you are used to eclipse+java i suggest you stay with eclipse. the first few weeks of vim is not for the weak-hearted (not that i'm calling you one - just that it has quite a steep learning curve).