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developersguide:trackingcurrent [2015/08/09 11:11] jeanbaptisteboric [What does it mean?] fix GitHub link to the git repository |
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It's a great way to give new code early exposure; so, everyone who wants to is encouraged to give it a try. | It's a great way to give new code early exposure; so, everyone who wants to is encouraged to give it a try. | ||
+ | ===== Install the Latest Snapshot ===== | ||
+ | Due to lack of developer time, tracking current is only supported from the latest snapshot of Minix. | ||
+ | You can find the latest snapshot [[http://download.minix3.org/iso/snapshot/|here]] | ||
+ | <div center round important>Special emphasis for the current state of affairs: if you want to track current, **do not** start from the 3.3.0 release. It **will not** work. Instead, start from one of the 3.4.0 release candidates on the snapshot page.</div> | ||
===== Obtaining the Sources from the Git repository ===== | ===== Obtaining the Sources from the Git repository ===== | ||
* You'll be grabbing a new "/usr/src" tree, which will contain Git metafiles also. | * You'll be grabbing a new "/usr/src" tree, which will contain Git metafiles also. | ||
- | * Obtain a git client, a compiler and binutils (for a library archiver, linker, etc.) | + | * Obtain the toolkit from pkgin_sets |
<code> | <code> | ||
# pkgin up | # pkgin up | ||
- | # pkgin in git-base clang binutils | + | # pkgin_sets |
calculating dependencies... done. | calculating dependencies... done. | ||
[..] | [..] | ||
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Sometimes a new version of some upgraded tool is needed, or some operation should be performed for the automatic build to succeed. This is announced as new entries at the top of ''src/docs/UPDATING'', usually with the commands you need to type or the points you should be attentive to. | Sometimes a new version of some upgraded tool is needed, or some operation should be performed for the automatic build to succeed. This is announced as new entries at the top of ''src/docs/UPDATING'', usually with the commands you need to type or the points you should be attentive to. | ||
- | <!> **Please read //src/docs/UPDATING// before building a newer current system.** <!> | + | **Please read //src/docs/UPDATING// before building a newer current system.** |
===== Rebooting ===== | ===== Rebooting ===== |