Get source and compile

Even if you don't plan to develop, just the act of downloading and compiling can uncover problems. If the version you download doesn't build on your platform, file a bug.

Getting the source

The Second Life source code can be downloaded from here:

• Source:
  • Zipfile (.zip) for Windows
  • Tarball (.tar.gz) for Mac/Linux
• Support Libraries
  • Windows libraries
  • Mac OS X (Darwin) libraries
  • Linux libraries

New, untested versions:

• Source:
  • Zipfile (.zip) for Windows
  • Tarball (.tar.gz) for Mac/Linux
• Support Libraries
  • Windows libraries
  • Mac OS X (Darwin) libraries
  • Linux libraries

We use CRLF line endings for text files in zipfiles (preferred on Windows), while using LF line endings in tarballs (preferred on POSIX systems like Mac and Linux).

To understand what you are looking at after you get the code, see viewer source.

Compiling

Per platform instructions are available for the following platforms:

• Microsoft Windows
• Mac OS X
• Linux

Version control repository

We aren't yet providing live access to a version control repository. However, if you're interested in learning more about the subject, see Version control repository.