I want to be an OpenOffice.org developer
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Becoming an OpenOffice.org developer
Your first build
You are at the start of a long, but very exciting journey! There are many ways to get started, but the easiest one is to:
- Get the source code and build you own OpenOffice.org so that you are able to modify things
- Pick up your favorite bug/annoyance, and try to fix that
- When you see that hacking OOo pleases you, it's time to look for bigger tasks, get in contact on IRC
Development resources
- Development Guide
- Opengrok - source browser
- Mercurial-Webinterface
- OpenOffice.org API
- Environment Variables - a description of handy environment variables used at runtime
- A description of the source directories
Further reading
- Tutorials - hacker tutorials to get the hang of the code
- Hacking
- Debugging - for when it all goes wrong
- OOo and Mercurial and OOo and Subversion - How to use the SCMs that OOo uses
- Contributing Patches - for when you have something to fold back
- Commit Rights - An overview of how to attain commit rights, and what to do with them once you get them
- Tips - misc. hints & tips.
- Participating in OpenOffice.org - Programming
- OpenOffice.org for Developers
Education project
And if you think you can help fixing some bugs , please have a look at the Effort page
We are looking forward to your contribution!