<!entity contacting SYSTEM "contacting.sgml">
<!entity copyright SYSTEM "copyright.sgml">
<!entity license SYSTEM "license.sgml">
-<!entity p-version "3.0.0">
-<!entity p-status "stable">
-<!entity % p-not-stable "IGNORE">
-<!entity % p-stable "INCLUDE">
+<!entity p-version "3.0.4">
+<!entity p-status "BETA">
+<!entity % p-not-stable "INCLUDE">
+<!entity % p-stable "IGNORE">
<!entity % p-text "IGNORE"> <!-- define we are not a text only doc -->
<!entity % p-doc "INCLUDE"> <!-- and we are a formal doc -->
<!entity my-copy "©"> <!-- kludge for docbook2man -->
This file belongs into
ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
- $Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.46.2.11 2002/12/11 13:12:15 hal9 Exp $
+ $Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 2.7 2006/07/18 14:48:50 david__schmidt Exp $
Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
See LICENSE.
</pubdate>
- <pubdate>$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.46.2.11 2002/12/11 13:12:15 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
+ <pubdate>$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 2.7 2006/07/18 14:48:50 david__schmidt Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
-->
<para>
The first step is to join the <ulink
- url="mailto:developers@privoxy.org">developer's mailing list</ulink>.
+ url="mailto:ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net">developer's mailing list</ulink>.
You can submit your ideas, or even better patches. Patches are best
submitted to the Sourceforge tracker set up for this purpose, but
can be sent to the list for review too.
<ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/docman/?group_id=1">SF's site
documentation</ulink> for the technical access details for your
operating system. For historical reasons, the CVS server is
- called <literal>cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net</literal>, the repository is
+ called <literal>ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net</literal>, the repository is
called <literal>ijbswa</literal>, and the source tree module is called
<literal>current</literal>.
</para>
mentioned, the sources are in the <literal>current</literal>
<quote>module</quote>. Other modules are present for platform specific
issues. There is a webview of the CVS hierarchy at <ulink
- url="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/">http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/</ulink>,
+ url="http://ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net/ijbswa/">http://ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net/ijbswa/</ulink>,
which might help with visualizing how these pieces fit together.
</para>
<para>
linkend="versionnumbers">Version Numbers</link> below for details on
versioning.)
</para>
+ <para>
+ At one time there were two distinct branches: stable and unstable. The
+ more drastic changes were to be in the unstable branch. These branches
+ have now been merged to minimize time and effort of maintaining two
+ branches.
+ </para>
+ <!--
<para>
This will result in at least two active branches, which means there may
be occasions that require the same (or similar) item to be
separately. Use the <literal>cvs -r</literal> flag to check out a
branch, e.g: <literal>cvs co -r v_3_0_branch current</literal>.
</para>
+ -->
</sect2>
<sect2 id="cvscommit"><title>CVS Commit Guidelines</title>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
- Never (read: <emphasis>never, ever</emphasis>) be tempted to commit
- that small change without testing it thoroughly first. When we're
+ Please don't commit even
+ a small change without testing it thoroughly first. When we're
close to a public release, ask a fellow developer to review your
changes.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
+<!--
<para>
Stable branches are handled with more care, especially after the
initial *.*.0 release, and we are just in bugfix mode. In addition to
</itemizedlist>
</para>
+ -->
</sect2>
-<!--
- This sounds vague, dated, and out of step with current development style.
- Removing 09/03/02, HB.
-
- <sect2 id="cvswhenask"><title>Discussing Changes First</title>
- <para>
- We don't have a formal policy for the development branch, just use
- common sense. Hints: If it is..
- <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
- <listitem><para>
- ..a bug-fix / clean-up / cosmetic thing: shoot
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- ..a new feature that can be turned off: shoot
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- ..a clear improvement w/o side effects on other parts of the code: shoot
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- ..a matter of taste: <ulink url="mailto:developers@privoxy.org">ask the list</ulink>
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- ..a major redesign of some part of the code: <ulink url="mailto:developers@privoxy.org">ask
- the list</ulink>
- </para></listitem>
- </orderedlist>
- </para>
- <para>
- Note that near a major public release, we get a bit more cautious - if
- unsure, it doesn't hurt to ask first. There is always the possibility
- to submit a patch to the <ulink
- url="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=311118&group_id=11118&func=browse">patches
- tracker</ulink> instead.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- -->
</sect1>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
url="../user-manual/index.html"><citetitle>user-manual</citetitle></ulink>,
<ulink url="../faq/index.html"><citetitle>FAQ</citetitle></ulink>, and, of
course this, the <citetitle>developer-manual</citetitle> in this format.
- The <citetitle>README</citetitle>, <citetitle>AUTHORS</citetitle>
+ The <citetitle>README</citetitle>, <citetitle>AUTHORS</citetitle>,
+ <citetitle>INSTALL</citetitle>,
<citetitle>privoxy.1</citetitle> (man page), and
<citetitle>config</citetitle> files are also now maintained as Docbook
SGML. These files, when built, in the top-level source directory are
variation on this file, <filename>privoxy-index.html</filename>,
meant for inclusion with doc packages), are maintained as SGML as well.
<emphasis>DO NOT edit these directly</emphasis>. Edit the SGML source, or
- contact someone involved in the documentation (at present Hal).
+ contact someone involved in the documentation.
</para>
<para>
<filename>config</filename> requires some special handling. The reason it
<filename>config</filename>.
</para>
<para>
- Other, less formal documents (e.g. <filename>LICENSE</filename>,
- <filename>INSTALL</filename>) are maintained as plain text files in the
- top-level source directory. At least for the time being.
+ Other, less formal documents (e.g. <filename>LICENSE</filename>) are
+ maintained as plain text files in the top-level source directory.
</para>
<para>
Packagers are encouraged to include this documentation. For those without
the ability to build the docs locally, text versions of each are kept in
- CVS. HTML versions are also now being kept in CVS under
- <filename>doc/webserver/*</filename>.
+ CVS. HTML versions are also being kept in CVS under
+ <filename>doc/webserver/*</filename>. And PDF version are kept in
+ <filename>doc/pdf/*</filename>.
</para>
<para>
Formal documents are built with the Makefile targets of
<listitem>
<para>
Our documents are available in differing formats. Right now, they
- are just plain text, TML, and PDF, but others are always a
+ are just plain text, HTML, and PDF, but others are always a
future possibility. Be careful with URLs (<ulink>), and avoid
this mistake:
</para>
<para><emphasis>Example for file comments:</emphasis></para>
<programlisting>
-const char FILENAME_rcs[] = "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.46.2.11 2002/12/11 13:12:15 hal9 Exp $";
+const char FILENAME_rcs[] = "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 2.7 2006/07/18 14:48:50 david__schmidt Exp $";
/*********************************************************************
*
* File : $S<!-- Break CVS Substitution -->ource$
<programlisting>
#ifndef _FILENAME_H
#define _FILENAME_H
-#define FILENAME_H_VERSION "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.46.2.11 2002/12/11 13:12:15 hal9 Exp $"
+#define FILENAME_H_VERSION "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 2.7 2006/07/18 14:48:50 david__schmidt Exp $"
/*********************************************************************
*
* File : $S<!-- Break CVS Substitution -->ource$
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co os2setup
+ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co os2setup
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co winsetup
+ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co winsetup
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co osxsetup
+ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co osxsetup
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
$Log: developer-manual.sgml,v $
+ Revision 2.7 2006/07/18 14:48:50 david__schmidt
+ Reorganizing the repository: swapping out what was HEAD (the old 3.1 branch)
+ with what was really the latest development (the v_3_0_branch branch)
+
Revision 1.46.2.11 2002/12/11 13:12:15 hal9
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