Re: [Evolution] Which version to hack?

[JP Rosevear <jpr ximian com>]

On Wed, 2003-04-16 at 07:26, Mikhail Ramendik wrote:
> Hello!
>
> There are a couple of features that I need so desperately that I am
> ready to hack on them myself.
>
> The main feature that I strongly need is an ability to set different
> default accounts for different folders (that is, when I am creating a
> message while viewing a certain folder, the message is created from the
> account set for that folder).
>
> It seems rather easy to implement (at least without a GUI for setting
> it; direct config editing will do, and a GUI for it can be added later).
> And Evo is open source, so I can just go and hack.
>
> But, I want the result to be useful for others; thus, I want to be able
> to propose it for the main source tree.
>
> Question: in this case, which version should I get and hack? And, os
> there a way to install it alongside a stable version, using the same
> folders?

Yes, the dev and stable versions should be parallel installable.  You
can just dump your local copy to a prefix and set up your environment
properly as well (with PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, etc).

> Right not I am using 1.2.3, but I do understand that a patch for that
> version might be hard to weave into the current development tree.

If its a new feature, your best to probably hack 1.3.x which is CVS
trunk and GNOME 2.
 
-JP
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JP Rosevear <jpr ximian com>
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