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= libcaca development notes =

This page explains how to build and hack on libcaca.

== Getting the source code ==

The source code is managed in a Subversion repository. You can [/browser/libcaca/trunk browse it online] for a quick overview of what is happening.

Use the following command to retrieve the source code:

{{{
svn co svn://svn.zoy.org/caca/libcaca/trunk libcaca
}}}

== Building using the autotools ==

Using the autotools solution is the preferred way to build libcaca. It is complicated but you can trust us to maintain it properly. Building libcaca is then a 3-step operation: bootstrapping, configuring and building.

{{{
./bootstrap
./configure
make
}}}

This will build [wiki:libcaca] and a few example programs.

== Developing using Visual Studio ==

A `libcaca.sln` Visual Studio solution is also provided, but not actively maintained. Its primary purpose is to debug libcaca on the Windows platform.