[Bf-committers] Re: [Bf-blender-cvs] CVS commit: blender/source/blender/src header_view3d.c space.c

[Campbell Barton]

Was just thinking.....

(do we have this alredy?)

A wikipage,
"Introduction to blender development"
- a page somebody could read in 5min and link to usefull areas.

With Sections (in brief)
* Blender development team, how blender is developed irc meetings 
mailing list and the way maintainers own parts of the software. Links to 
Blender history, Who's Who of maintainers (Letterrip?), Mail archives 
and irc page.
* Blender Languages- small paragraph- C/C++/Python... explain where each 
language fits in.
* Compiling Blender- Have a link to a tutorial for each OS.
* Brief overview of the source, and some files to look at. creator.c, 
space.c
* Editing the source- ways to find the area in the source that you need 
to edit- through DNA_* or space.c,  Note on coding style and links to 
editors and source code browsers.
* explain DNA in brief- link to the Ton's full doc.
* What its a patch? Link to patch tracker and tut for making a patch.
* Give some examples of features  to write- realy small bite size.   
Link to IPO Tutorial and some more comprehensive tutorials.
   Your first patch could be... 10 or so examples.
* Areas in Blender not to touch (because of internal design/or 
complexity?) - Probably note on changing Blenders DNA is not for beginners.

Worth adding, alredy exists?
- Cam




Toni Alatalo wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2006, at 5:20 PM, Campbell Barton wrote:
>> On the flip side, it would be nice for patch writers to know what 
>> parts not to rely on. BEFORE they write a patch. (some comments in 
>> the code alredy hint at this)
>> Its never nice to have your patch rejected because "FooBar Will be 
>> rewritten anyhow", Especialy if
>
> i often have fun quoting Ton's side/throwaway sentences about certain 
> areas of Blender needing a rewrite.
>
> my current favourite is the IPO system, so if/when someone implements 
> IPO modifiers (like a wave effect), well, i guess you'll notice why it 
> is in the list ;)
>
>> - Cam
>
> just my stoopid 2cents,
> ~Toni
>
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