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* Follow the style guides for both [[Octave style guide|Octave]] and [[C++ style guide|C++]] languages. | * Follow the style guides for both [[Octave style guide|Octave]] and [[C++ style guide|C++]] languages. | ||
== | == Creating and submitting patches (changesets) == | ||
If you want to modify Octave's source code, given at https://www.octave.org/hg/octave, you cannot just submit your changes there. You have to generate a patch (or changeset) so Octave developers with permissions can include them into Octave's source code. | |||
# 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> | ||
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# Export the changes <pre>hg export -r tip -o bug42424.patch</pre> The final patch for submission will look like this<syntaxhighlight lang="patch"> | # 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! | # Upload {{Path|bug42424.patch}} to the [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave bug] or [https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?group=octave 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 == | ||