How to modify source code from GitHub

March 27, 2017

I want to enhance a feature within OBS studio (I know a bit of C++ so knowing the language is not my question) and so I downloaded the .zip "master folder" from GitHub and extracted it.

I have gotten to this page:

https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/getting-started-with-obs-development.21326/

However I am looking for the replay Buffer section. I want to be able to make it so depending on the key you press it will write different lengths of re recorded data.

Right now the feature lets you type in how long duration you want to keep (The past 10 minutes) and then at the key press it will save the last 10 minutes instead of constantly recording everything you do.

I want to make it so the past 10 minutes will be recorded (onto ram as it currently does) and if I press key 1 it will save the past 10 minutes, but if I press key 2 it will record the past 30 seconds instead of the whole 10 minutes.

Mira Yurizaki · March 27, 2017

The first step is making sure you can actually build the program. The source code or project page should have documentation on how to do that.

Then use your text editor of choice to poke around in the source code, play with it, figure out what does what.

I'm sort of being mean here, because if you're asking us how to modify source code in what seems like "what line do I edit and what do I edit it with?", you probably shouldn't be modifying source code.

mathijs727 · March 28, 2017

To follow up: use git, create a branch, make your changes, commit the changes, submit a pull request.

ChuckMaurice · March 28, 2017

If you have Git and a Git account the "Clone and download" should provide you an already editable project. More info here

VicBar · March 29, 2017

Yeah downloading the zip is not really the way to go. Get to know the git platform.. your IDE may have buit-in support for it (check VCS - version control software) and you should: