Version control repository
Linden Lab runs an official Subversion repository that contains occasional snapshots from the internal Linden Lab source repository.
Using the repository
- Create a location on your hard drive to check out the code (e.g. Linden Lab developers generally use $HOME/linden)
- Select which branch you'd like to check out. See the tracker to browse currently-active branches, and source branches for an explanation. For example:
- release (trunk): http://svn.secondlife.com/svn/linden/release
- maintenance: http://svn.secondlife.com/svn/linden/branches/maintenance
- Released preview (ex. Branch_1-19-1-Viewer-RC0): http://svn.secondlife.com/svn/linden/previews/Branch_1-19-1-Viewer-RC0
- RC branch (ex. Branch_1-19-1-Viewer): http://svn.secondlife.com/svn/linden/branches/Branch_1-19-1-Viewer
- Feature branch (ex. dazzle): http://svn.secondlife.com/svn/linden/branches/dazzle/
Browse source
- Browse source (using Trac)
- Other tools
- Search and browse source using OpenGrok, hosted by OpenMetaverse
Write access
Developers that have signed and submitted a contribution agreement are eligible (not guaranteed) for write access to the repository. Other considerations, such as patches submitted and reasons access is requested will also come into play.
Unofficial repositories
Below are repositories maintained by individuals outside Linden Lab. These repositories are not affiliated with Linden Lab in any way.
OpenMetaverse
OpenMetaverse hosts an OpenSL project with a public subversion repository.
Cafuego
Linux Alpha and Firstlook clients, packaged for Linux Ubuntu Edgy on i386.
Debian
Repository for packaging the viewer for Debian (but also useful to Ubuntu users)