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author | Joe Rayhawk <jrayhawk@freedesktop.org> | 2013-06-30 18:40:29 -0700 |
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committer | Joe Rayhawk <jrayhawk@freedesktop.org> | 2013-06-30 18:40:29 -0700 |
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diff --git a/Development.mdwn b/Development.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1a52f3fd --- /dev/null +++ b/Development.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ + +This page has general information on X development, including how to get started. + +A common misconception is that developers need to understand all of X to get started. This is not true, and even of the "core" developers, only few actually know all the pieces that put X together. The best way to get started is to simply pick a problem and give it a try. + +There is also a new book in the Amazon Kindle format, [[Hands-on Projects for the Linux Graphics Subsystem|http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QJKOGS/ref=rdr_ext_sb_ti_hist_1]]. This includes a number of original projects on the X.Org implementation of the Linux graphics subsystem. The book is aimed for instructors, students and any other OS internals enthusiasts. + + +## Documentation + +* [[Glossary|Development/Documentation/Glossary]]: Various terms used in X, and what they mean. +* [[Modular Developers Guide|ModularDevelopersGuide]]: For builders and developers working on the modular X.Org source tree +* [[Submitting patches|Development/Documentation/SubmittingPatches]]: How to submit a patch to an Xorg project. +* [[Making a release|Development/Documentation/ReleaseHOWTO]]: How to make an individual module release. +* [[Writing documentation|Development/Documentation/WritingDocumentation]]: How to document your work in X. +* [[Documentation being converted to DocBook|Development/Documentation/DocBookConversion]]: What needs to be converted and what is being converted +* [[X server source layout|Development/Documentation/XserverSourceLayout]]: A map to the different directories in the X server source +* [[The devPrivates system|Development/Documentation/DevPrivates]]: All about the private storage system in the server. +* [[Wrapping functions|Development/Documentation/WrappingFunctions]]: How to add hooks to functions in the server. +* [[Grab processing|Development/Documentation/GrabProcessing]]: How input grabs are dealt with in the server. +* [[Cursor handling|Development/Documentation/CursorHandling]]: Introduction into DIX cursor handling. +* [[Input event processing|Development/Documentation/InputEventProcessing]]: How input events are dealt with in the server. +* [[Security|Development/Documentation/Security]]: How to make use of the security facilities within X. +* [[Performance|Development/Documentation/Performance]]: A fairly detailed document explaining what our performance problems actually are, and things that aren't performance problems at all. +* [[Xorg input driver HOWTO|Development/Documentation/XorgInputHOWTO]]: How to write an input driver for X.Org. +* [[How video cards work|Development/Documentation/HowVideoCardsWork]]: A conceptual overview. +* [[Xorg video driver HOWTO|Development/Documentation/XorgVideoHOWTO]]: How to write a basic video driver for X.Org. +* [[Kdrive Drivers|Development/Documentation/KdriveDrivers]]: notes for making new kdrive video drivers +* [[Dri Wiki|http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/]]: Information about using the Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI) with X. +* [[Multiseat|Development/Documentation/Multiseat]]: Various informations about how to obtain and develop such model. +* [[Deprecated and obsolete|Development/Documentation/Obsolescence]]: Notes on deprecated and obsolete extensions and server-side stuff. +* [[More Xorg Documentation|XorgDeveloperDocumentation]]: Some pointers from deep in the Wiki. This page should possibly be moved into Development/Documentation. +* [[Pointer acceleration|Development/Documentation/PointerAcceleration]]: information on the pointer accel mechanism. + +#### Tools + +* [[Using git|Development/Documentation/git]]: Information on using git. +* [[Server debugging|Development/Documentation/ServerDebugging]]: How to debug the X server with gdb. +* [[Server profiling|Development/Documentation/ServerProfiling]]: How to profile the X server. +* [[Using ctags to find functions|Development/Documentation/UsingCtags]]: Some tips to find a function in vim. +* [[Using Eclipse|Development/Documentation/UsingEclipse]]: Some tips to use Eclipse to develop X.Org. + +#### Various Projects + +* [[PciReworkHowto|PciReworkHowto]]: How to fix a video driver to use libpciaccess +* [[VgaArbiter|VgaArbiter]]: Routing VGA instructions correctly. +* [[Xv2, Render API|Development/Xv2]]: a long rambling discussion about giving Pictures GCs, and moving Xv to Render + RandR. +* [[X12|Development/X12]]: a list of things we'd fix if we ever get around to a new version of the core X protocol + +## Helping out + +* [[ContributionHOWTO|Development/ContributionHOWTO]]: How to get started contributing bug reports, patches, fixes, or even entire drivers. +* [[ToDo|ToDo]]: Things that need doing. +* [[Janitor|Development/Janitor]] Xorg Janitor project page
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