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<h1>Developer Information</h1>

<p>This document contains various information for developers or anyone interested in contributing to NetSurf.</p>

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<li><a href="develop#SourceControl">Source control</a></li>
<li><a href="develop#Compiling">Compiling</a></li>
<li><a href="develop#SourceDocumentation">Source documentation</a></li>
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<p class="updated">Last updated 11 November 2007</p>

<h2 id="SourceControl">Source control</h2>

<p>The source is kept in a Git repository. To check the source out use the command:</p>

<p><code>$ <strong>git clone git://git.netsurf-browser.org/netsurf.git</strong></code></p>

<p>You can also browse the source via the <a href="http://source.netsurf-browser.org/?p=netsurf.git">web interface</a>.</p>

<p>Recent changes can be seen on the <a href="/developers/">development page</a>. An an <a href="http://cia.navi.cx/stats/project/NetSurf/.rss">RSS feed</a> of recent changes is also provided by <a href="http://cia.navi.cx/stats/project/NetSurf/">CIA</a>. All checkins are reported on the <a href="/contact/#MailingLists">Commits mailing list</a>.</p>

<p>Contact <a href="mailto:dsilvers@netsurf-browser.org">Daniel Silverstone</a> to get write access to the Git repository.  We also accept pull requests from places such as <em>github</em>.</p>


<h2 id="Compiling">Compiling</h2>

<p>The recommended compilers are GCC or Clang.  Guides to <a href="http://source.netsurf-browser.org/?p=netsurf.git;a=tree;f=Docs;hb=HEAD">building NetSurf</a> for various platforms are available in the source tree.</p>

<p>The <a href="http://ci.netsurf-browser.org/">autobuilder</a> compiles every change pushed to our Git repository.  It also runs test suites and other features automatically.</p>

<p>A debug version of NetSurf can be built. This is command-line only and does not include any GUI code. It runs natively on Linux so can be debugged and checked using gdb, efence, valgrind, etc.</p>

<h3>Dependencies</h3>

<p>NetSurf requires a number of additional libraries to build.  Consult the documents in the <a href="http://source.netsurf-browser.org/?p=netsurf.git;a=tree;f=Docs;hb=HEAD">Docs</a> directory of NetSurf's source tree for more info.</p>


<h2 id="SourceDocumentation">Source documentation</h2>

<p>See the <a href="http://source.netsurf-browser.org/?p=netsurf.git;a=tree;f=Docs;hb=HEAD">Docs</a> directory for source code documentation. Our pictorial <a href="/developers/StyleGuide.pdf">Style Guide</a> (single-page PDF) shows our code style.</p>


<h2 id="Communication">Communication</h2>

<p>The main method of communication between the developers is the <a href="/contact/#IRCChannel"><code>#netsurf</code> <abbr title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC</abbr> channel</a>.</p>

<p>The <a href="/contact/#MailingLists">developers' mailing list</a> is also used for less transient communication.</p>


<h2 id="Translations">Translations</h2>

<p>Translations of NetSurf to other languages are welcome. No programming knowledge is required, just the ability to use a template editor and a text editor. Please see the <a href="translations">translations page</a> for more information.</p>


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