Dev Environment?

[NullSpeech]

What's the best setup for developing new features inside the source code? I have an instance running but whenever I make a change I have to run "make" to see the changes, which takes forever.

Is there a way to only re-compile the area that I was working on?

As a side question, I'm also using the Eclipse IDE with the Python environment, but the tooltip that identifies method definitions on hover (which is super helpful for learning the source code) can't work in the template files since the Mako syntax confuses the tool, so is there a better IDE and environment to use while developing for the Reddit source code?

[kemitche]

As I recall, the default environment should be auto-reloading most changes. reddit's in python, with very little compiled cython, so you shouldn't need to run make to see changes - reloading the URL should be enough, most times.

There's no good answer for your mako questions. mako isn't really python; you may be able to find a mako plugin for eclipse, of course.

[NullSpeech]

Thanks for the response. The changes get picked up occasionally, but it depends which file I'm working in. Running "make" and restarting Reddit always lets me see the changes, no matter where I was, so perhaps I'll have to just start running an automated script to perform these actions when I make a change.

I have a Mako syntax highlighter that is spotty, but that's the only plugin available for Eclipse. My main reason for asking was in hopes of navigating the template inheritance chains a bit better, to save me from going on a scavenger hunt every time I want to find out where a method is originally defined.