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= Set up your environment =
== Linux: Optional : set up a development environment ==
{{man warn|Warning:|It is highly recommended that you do not use your normal/usual environment for developing Gramps.<br />Definitely do '''not''' work on your main Gramps family tree.<br />Doing so may result in data loss in your Gramps Family Tree !}}
The last only works with X11, which is no longer included in OS X but can be installed separately. MacPorts can be built with/for either X11 or OS X's native Quartz graphics backend, and Gtk-OSX is exclusively for Quartz.
== Windows ==
In order to develop (or even use) Gramps on Windows, you must first install a development environment and all of the prerequisite libraries and their headers.
[[Gramps_for_Windows_with_MSYS2]]
Full instructions for building Gramps is provided here:
[[Building_Gramps_AIO_cx_freeze-based]]
== Install a text editor ==
;Whichever editor you use, make sure that it is set up so that the indent level is 4 spaces. Do not use the Tab character to indent.