Contributing to Okular

[Kanchan K]

Hi,
I have successfully built okular from the source.I am now familiar with
cmake,qt and github and has an intermediate knowledge of c++.
I require further guidelines for contributing to okular.

Thanks,
Kanchan K



On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 8:17 PM Dileep Sankhla <sankhla.dileep96 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Kanchan,
>
> Welcome to the project Okular! KDE Community greets you :)
>
> 1. You should have an intermediate programming experience in C++ ranging
> from basic variables and iterations to class and objects. If you know about
> the basic constructs in C++ including functions then you can begin to
> contribute! You can learn about the classes and objects, templates etc by
> going through the quick tutorials when required as on the way. I would
> suggest you to follow a cpp tutorial online and learn by coding the samples
> on the way. Compile and build your code from the terminal using g++ and/or
> make. If you want to use an IDE, use eclipse.
>
> 2. Regarding Qt, the Qt docs are apt. You should only know the mechanism
> of signals and slots which you can learn here [0]. This should be done
> after gaining some experience in C++. Rest, you can search for the
> functions and their signatures and return types on the docs.
> Do some sample Qt programming in the latest Qt 5 using QtCreator IDE.
>
> 3. Use Linux with KDE desktop environment installed. Don't use windows.
> The best OS, in my opinion, is kubuntu. Forget the mouse and the GUI and
> work on the terminal. Use the commands frequently, don't memorize them and
> eventually you will get used to them. You can google for the commands
> anytime but also try to notice what and how it is doing.
>
> 4. Learn git. Install git into your system and learn the basics of
> commits, branches, rebase etc. A quick overview of git is here [1]. You
> should read the first 3 chapters of this book [2].
>
> 5. Learn a bit about cmake and how to build the projects using cmake. The
> best tutorial is on its official website [2]. Build a sample Qt project
> using cmake.
>
> 6. Now after going through all of them, which I think would take a couple
> of weeks for the absolute beginner, it's your time to build Okular from the
> source. This is your first task towards contributing to Okular. Follow [4].
> If stuck, message on #okular channel on IRC freenode or send a quick mail
> here.
>
> 7. After building okular from the source, your next task is to pick up a
> junior job. Go to [5], create an account, search for the junior jobs in
> Okular and begin with hacking into the codebase. Submit your first patch on
> [6].
>
> Hope it helps!
>
> Cheers
> Dileep
>
>
> [0] http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/signalsandslots.html
> [1] https://try.github.io/
> [2] https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2
> [3] https://cmake.org/cmake-tutorial
> [4] https://okular.kde.org/download.php#okular
> [5] bugs.kde.org
> [6] http://phabricator.kde.org
>
> On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 7:07 PM Kanchan K <kanchankarippara at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> My name is Kanchan.I have been using Okular for a while now.As I'm also a
>> developer,I thought I would try my hand on contributing to Okular.
>>
>> I have mostly been a web developer so far,so I do not have much
>> experience with C++ and I have never done any Qt development.
>> It would be helpful if someone would suggest some other tasks which I
>> could start with.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kanchan K
>>
>
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