What's the best way to modify/compile source code of open source projects? [closed]

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Like PHP and ubuntu.

Is there a convenient way to see the modification alive?

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Many open source projects are compiled with those three steps:

./configure
make
sudo make install

The first checks for dependencies and creates a makefile that matches your installation. The second does the actual compilation and the third one installs it into /usr/bin or whereever it goes.

If you want to modify the code, I recommend you first do the above steps on the unmodified code, to make sure your tool chain actually works as expected.

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Each project is different. Most projects have a "How to build" section in their documentation.

To keep up to date with changes in the code I would recommend joining the appropriate mailing list or whatever discussion mechanism the project uses.

You could also subscribe to the RSS feed of the source control or ticket/bug system used by the project.

For the two projects you mentioned have a look at the following sites:

PHP

• Using PHP with SVN
• Using SVN for PHP Development
• PHP Bugs

Ubuntu

• Ubuntu Development
• Ubuntu Launchpad