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.

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