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# Get the latest revision of Octave (or some Octave package) <pre>hg clone https://www.octave.org/hg/octave</pre> or when already cloned <pre>hg pull && hg update</pre> | # Get the latest revision of Octave (or some Octave package) <pre>hg clone https://www.octave.org/hg/octave</pre> or when already cloned <pre>hg pull && hg update</pre> | ||
# Make your changes (fix the bug) and save them. | # Make your changes (fix the bug) and save them. | ||
# Commit your changes | # Commit your changes <pre>hg commit</pre> Mercurial will open your default editor and ask you for a commit message. Please follow the [[commit message guidelines]], e.g. <syntaxhighlight lang="text">help.m: Display relevant topics first (bug #42424) | ||
# Export the changes | |||
<pre> hg export -r tip -o | * scripts/help/help.m: Describe how to display relevant topics first.</syntaxhighlight> | ||
# Export the changes <pre>hg export -r tip -o bug42424.patch</pre> The final patch for submission will look like this<syntaxhighlight lang="patch"> | |||
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# Upload {{Path|bug42424.patch}} to the bug or patch tracker. If your patch file is larger than the upload limit, you can compress it before uploading. Please use a free format! | |||
== Mercurial Tips for SoC students == | == Mercurial Tips for SoC students == | ||