Re: [ft-devel] FreeType development cycle

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I have the following approach in mind:
> 
> - Code the new stuff in the repo
> - Write a program (with a `main' function) that will eventually
>   trigger the "newly added" part somehow.
> - Use GDB to set a break point on the "newly added" part and then
>   step through it and confirm whether everything works or not.
> - Repeat
> 
> This approach feels slow because for each new modification, the
> library as well as the program that uses it will have to be rebuilt.
> Is this the right approach?

I do exactly this.  As Armin mentioned, a batch job for quick calls of
`make' in both the freetype and freetype-demo trees helps a lot.


    Werner