Re: [newbie] Viewing Source Code
Rob, If you are interested in learning how to program, you should consider taking a look at www.python.org You'll find plenty of source code, solid programming information and tutorials, and become part of a very powerful and flexible programming language. Anthony wrote: You have to download the source code. The stuff you're trying to view is the executable file which only makes sense to the computer. So go to the website of the program you want to look at, and then download the .tar.gz file which should include all the source code. I was wondering how do I view the source code of any program. I tried using various editor and developing tools. All I got is a bunch of symbols and letters. How am I suppose to modify a program if I cant understands these multi symbols and letters? Rob -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are. -- Larry Hignight Descent 3 Beta tester Caldera Linux 2.4 - 11:40pm up 26 days, 7:48, 5 users, load average: 0.08, 0.07, 0.07 -
Re: [newbie] Viewing Source Code
What you are looking at with all those funny symbols is __binary__ code, i.e., what the compiled source looks like. What you want is the __uncompiled__source__ as the man said in his reply. Then if you modify the source, you will have to recompile it before you can run it. Hope this is a little clearer. --doug At 06:57 AM 08/29/2000 +0100, you wrote: On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Robin Regennitter wrote: Hi Everybody, I was wondering how do I view the source code of any program. I tried using various editor and developing tools. All I got is a bunch of symbols and letters. How am I suppose to modify a program if I cant understands these multi symbols and letters? Did you install the sources from the Sources CD? They should be in /usr/src/linux or /usr/src/Mandrake somewhere (not sure, I don't have them on disk) Paul -- If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it? )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21+Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Viewing Source Code
You have to download the source code. The stuff you're trying to view is the executable file which only makes sense to the computer. So go to the website of the program you want to look at, and then download the .tar.gz file which should include all the source code. I was wondering how do I view the source code of any program. I tried using various editor and developing tools. All I got is a bunch of symbols and letters. How am I suppose to modify a program if I cant understands these multi symbols and letters? Rob -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
Re: [newbie] Viewing Source Code
On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Robin Regennitter wrote: Hi Everybody, I was wondering how do I view the source code of any program. I tried using various editor and developing tools. All I got is a bunch of symbols and letters. How am I suppose to modify a program if I cant understands these multi symbols and letters? Did you install the sources from the Sources CD? They should be in /usr/src/linux or /usr/src/Mandrake somewhere (not sure, I don't have them on disk) Paul -- If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it? )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21+Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
