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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 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 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.