BeOS/docs/development/setup.md

Development Setup Guide

This guide will help you set up a development environment for beOS.

Prerequisites

• Linux-based development machine (recommended: Ubuntu 22.04+ or similar)
• At least 50GB free disk space
• 8GB+ RAM (16GB recommended)
• Git
• Docker or Podman (for reproducible builds)

Initial Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd BeOS

2. Install build dependencies:

./scripts/setup-dev-environment.sh

3. Initialize the build system:

./tools/build-system/init.sh

Building beOS

See Build System Documentation for detailed build instructions.

Development Workflow

1. Create a feature branch
2. Make your changes
3. Run tests: ./scripts/run-tests.sh
4. Submit a pull request

IDE Setup

Recommended IDEs:

• VS Code with C/C++ extensions
• CLion
• Vim/Neovim with appropriate plugins

Getting Help

• Check the FAQ
• Join our development chat
• Open an issue on GitHub