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From: Ankit Pandey <itsankitkp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 17:18:42 +0530
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Subject: Re: newbie pointers for development
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>, pgsql-novice@lists.postgresql.org
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>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.albe@cybertec.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
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">&gt;Grab a patch from=C2=A0<a href=3D"htt=
ps://commitfest.postgresql.org/40/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tps://commitfest.postgresql.org/40/</a>=C2=A0that is simple enough,<br>&gt;=
try to apply it to Git head and see if it builds and passes the regression =
tests.<br>&gt;Then try to break it :^)<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div>=
<div>Sounds like a plan, really appreciate=C2=A0this. I will try and see ho=
w it goes.</div><div><br></div><div>&gt; I use Eclipse (default on Gnome), =
but I guess everybody has their own preferences.</div><div><br></div><div>H=
mm, I am not able to find this on Ubuntu, default here is thunderbird. Aski=
ng this because it is a bit difficult to reply via webmail.</div><div><br><=
/div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Ankit</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 4:30 PM Laurenz Alb=
e &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:laurenz.albe@cybertec.at">laurenz.albe@cybertec.at<=
/a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">O=
n Wed, 2022-11-02 at 12:21 +0530, Ankit Pandey wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; The canonical starting point is here:<br>
&gt; &gt; <a href=3D"https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/So,_you_want_to_be_a_=
developer%3F" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://wiki.postgresql.=
org/wiki/So,_you_want_to_be_a_developer%3F</a><br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I have also gone through=C2=A0this but still, I am not exactly clear w=
here to start<br>
&gt; (assuming I can run, build, debug and play with git).<br>
<br>
Grab a patch from <a href=3D"https://commitfest.postgresql.org/40/" rel=3D"=
noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://commitfest.postgresql.org/40/</a> tha=
t is simple enough,<br>
try to apply it to Git head and see if it builds and passes the regression =
tests.<br>
Then try to break it :^)<br>
Read the code to see what the patch does.<br>
It is best to start with a patch that touches an area of PostgreSQL that yo=
u understand well.<br>
<br>
&gt; Also another question, which email client does everyone use (mostly) f=
or communication?<br>
<br>
I use Eclipse (default on Gnome), but I guess everybody has their own prefe=
rences.<br>
<br>
By the way, thanks for your willingness to help!<br>
<br>
Yours,<br>
Laurenz Albe<br>
</blockquote></div></div>

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