Hi Victor, We usually recommend installing the packages to test into a separate prefix so you can only test whatever you want against it, so that you don't break your own system.
Now for more details I guess we'd need to know what you're trying to improve. Aleix On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 11:49 PM Victor Dodon <dodonvic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Can someone give me tips on how to test KWindowSystem while developing? I > have a dual 4K monitor setup and I have found a bug that seems to reside in > KWindowSystem. I would like to try to fix it and then submit a patch, but I > would like to know what's the best way to test and especially to debug this > component. Especially, is it safe to install alongside system packages (I'm > running Arch linux)? How can I debug it (gdb, qDebug())? > > Kind regards, > Victor Dodon.