GRAMPS Gramps {{man label|master}} (previously called ''trunk '' when using SVN) is the newest version of GRAMPSGramps, but it is under development. You can help by trying this version and reporting feedback and bugs. Before embarking on this you should first read this page.

A word of caution{{man warn|Caution: trunk {{man label|master}} is currently considered a ''development version'' and not for use on your real data. |You can test trunk {{man label|master}} on a copy of your data though. See below for more details.}}

You should not ''install'' GRAMPS trunk Gramps {{man label|master}} as that will overwrite your regular GRAMPSGramps. However, you can download and compile trunk {{man label|master}} locally, largely without interfering with your regular GRAMPSGramps. Subtle interactions are easy to resolve for developers.

GRAMPS trunk Gramps {{man label|master}} should only be used on a copy of your Family Tree data! Here is a step-by-step guide to doing this:

# Start your old version of GRAMPSGramps# Export your data using the GRAMPS Gramps Package# Quit your old version of GRAMPSGramps# Start GRAMPS trunkGramps {{man label|master}}

# Import the GRAMPS Gramps package from step 2

== Can I run my older version of GRAMPS Gramps with this new version? ==

Please make a note of your Feature Request, or your bug here: httphttps://bugs.gramps-project.org/bugs/ This is one of the most important things you can do to help the state of GRAMPSGramps.

== Can I help with GRAMPS trunkGramps {{man label|master}}? ==

# Help write documentation on how to use GRAMPS trunkGramps {{man label|master}}. See [[User manual|Gramps 3X.3 x User Wiki Manual]] and [[User_manual_translations|translating/updating the manual]]# Help translate GRAMPS Gramps into another language. See [[Portal:Translators|Internationalization]]# Test and follow-up on issues in the tracker. See httphttps://bugs.gramps-project.org/bugs/# Donate money to GRAMPSGramps. See [[GRAMPSGramps:Site_support|GRAMPS Gramps Support]]

== Installing GRAMPS Trunk Gramps {{man label|master}} ==

Now that you have read all of the precautions, you are ready to begin exploring GRAMPS trunkGramps {{man label|master}}.

* '''Windows systems''': follow See [[Getting_started_with_Gramps_development#Run_Gramps_from_the_source|running Gramps from source]] for details to make the directions at ?.* '''Unix-like systems''': follow the rest of this pagecode work.

The easiest method of getting the beta/trunk version is to download it from http://gramps.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gramps/trunk/ using the link at the bottom of the page called '''[http://gramps.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gramps/trunk/?view=tar Download GNU tarball]'''. This is easy to download, it is the freshest code, and you will have to do a little more work. See [[= Running a development version parallel versions of Gramps]].{{man label|master}} and branches ==

If you are running Linux and a variation of Debian (Ubuntu), then you can download the .deb file and install it directly. Otherwise, you should download the tar.gz file. Here is the basic installation instructions, assuming that the tar.gz file is in your current directory:  tar xfz gramps-3.4.0.0-trunk.tar.gz cd gramps-3.4.0.0-trunk ./configure --prefix=/usr/local make su -c "make install" You can then run /usr/local/bin/gramps Warning: you will not be able to load translations on /usr/local/share/locale, because you will load /usr/share/locale, which could be translations for stable release (set on gramps.py).You may generate a custom launcher by adding this line: export GRAMPSI18N=/usr/local/share/localeif you want to use an other path, you may add this line: export GRAMPSI18N=@prefix@/share/localeon current gramps.sh.in (source file) before compillation and installation. == Running parallel versions of trunk and branches == As stated in '''Installing GRAMPS trunkGramps {{man label|master}}''', you can only have a dedicated gramps.mo file on /usr/share/local/xx/.. . If you want to have both the trunk {{man label|master}} and branches version with separate translations, consider using some '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines Comparison_of_platform_virtualization_software Virtual Machines]'''. At the moment I experiment with this setup:* Ubuntu 7.10: running VirtualBox** VM1: Linux Mint : on this machine I build and installed trunk. This means running ./autogen script, make AND do a make install (as root)** VM2: Fedora 8 : on this machine I build and installed branches. This means running ./autogen script, make AND do a make install (as root)