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[https://www.mercurial-scm.org Mercurial] (sometimes referred to as {{codeline|hg}}) is the source code management system used for Octave development. | [https://www.mercurial-scm.org Mercurial] (sometimes referred to as {{codeline|hg}}) is the source code management system used for Octave development. | ||
Everybody is free to '''run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve'''<ref>https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html</ref> Octave's source code, given in the main repository at https://www.octave.org/hg/octave. Use Mercurial to get the latest version of Octave <pre>hg clone https://www.octave.org/hg/octave</pre> | |||
{{Note|[https://tortoisehg.bitbucket.io/ TortoiseHg] is a GUI for Mercurial and it is especially recommended for users doing their first steps with source code management systems. Linux, macOS, and MS Windows are supported.}} | {{Note|[https://tortoisehg.bitbucket.io/ TortoiseHg] is a GUI for Mercurial and it is especially recommended for users doing their first steps with source code management systems. Linux, macOS, and MS Windows are supported.}} | ||
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== Creating and submitting patches (changesets) == | == Creating and submitting patches (changesets) == | ||
If you want to share your modifications, for example to fix a nasty '''bug #42424''', you cannot just submit your changes to Octave's main repository. You have to generate a '''patch (or changeset)''' so other Octave developers can include them into Octave's source code. | |||
# Get the latest | # Get the latest version 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 bug #42424) and save them. '''Make sure that your changes don't introduce new bugs!''' Thus it is recommended to [[Building | build Octave]] and to [[Tests | run Octave's test suite]] before proceeding.<br>{{Warning|Please follow the [[Contribution guidelines]] for C/C++ or Octave code files!}} | # Make your changes (fix bug #42424) and save them. '''Make sure that your changes don't introduce new bugs!''' Thus it is recommended to [[Building | build Octave]] and to [[Tests | run Octave's test suite]] before proceeding.<br>{{Warning|Please follow the [[Contribution guidelines]] for C/C++ or Octave code files!}} | ||
# Commit your changes <pre>hg commit</pre> Mercurial will open your default editor<ref>To set your default Mercurial editor, read https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/editor .</ref> 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) | # Commit your changes <pre>hg commit</pre> Mercurial will open your default editor<ref>To set your default Mercurial editor, read https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/editor .</ref> 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) | ||