Working with the edi Source Code

Instead of installing edi from the ppa you can also work directly with the source code.

1. Clone the source code:

   git clone https://github.com/lueschem/edi.git
   

2. Change into the edi subfolder:

   cd edi
   

3. Install various packages that are required for the development of this project:

   sudo apt install -y git-buildpackage dh-make equivs && sudo mk-build-deps -i debian/control
   

4. Build the edi Debian package (just to verify that everything works):

   debuild -us -uc
   

5. Make the development setup convenient by adding some environment variables (they are only valid for the current shell):

   source local_setup
   

6. Verify that the source code version of edi is being used:

   which edi
   edi version