Building Haiku
Building Haiku from sources is a surprisingly simple process which allows developers to get started quickly developing on Haiku and allowing end users to experiment with the latest Haiku sources.
Pre-requisite software
The tools you need to compile software for Haiku, or to compile Haiku itself, depend on the platform that is used for building.
Getting source code
Obtaining the Haiku sources
Configuring your build
Setting up your build environment
GCC Hybrids
Creating GCC Hybrids to support both legacy gcc2 and modern gcc4 applications.
Using Jam
Using the Jam compilation tool to effectively and efficiently build Haiku
Creating an OptionalPackage
Preparing an archive of pre-built software, which can be utilized by Haiku's build system