Google Code-in

If you are new to Haiku then you should probably start with this task: [New to Haiku? Do this one first] Install and Run Haiku

This is one of our most popular tasks from previous years of Google Code-In.

The goal of this task is to help you set up everything that is required to build Haiku and make changes to it. If you plan to work on making changes to Haiku itself, it is recommended that you complete this task first, so you are all set to do the work in other tasks. No real coding work on this one here, just following instructions and getting things setup for future tasks you might select for Haiku.

If you are compiling Haiku on a VM, be sure to give it at least 16GB of HDD space, and 2GB or more of ram. (It might be even higher than this, we are testing...) If you run into trouble getting it to compile get on IRC #haiku and ask us for help. Mentors are standing by.

Once you have downloaded the code, edit "src/apps/aboutsystem/Credits.h" adding your Google Code-In "username" in Alphabetical order under the "Contributors" section. Then build Haiku.

Once it's built, install it and run it. Open the AboutSystem app from the leaf menu and scroll down to see your name in the credits. It's only there on your newly built Haiku. Now take a screenshot by pressing the printscreen key. Attach this image as your completed work for this task, to show that you've figured out the steps to downloading, modifying, building and running Haiku.