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This page is directed towards new developers that are interested in contributing to Octave. | :''This page is directed towards new developers that are interested in contributing to Octave. If you just want to install Octave, see [[:Category:Installation]].'' | ||
:''For general Octave build instructions on Linux, read [[Building]].'' | |||
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If you found something you'd like to fix or improve, check out the [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave bug tracker]. It might have already been fixed in the development or (unreleased) stable version. | If you found something you'd like to fix or improve, check out the [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave bug tracker]. It might have already been fixed in the development or (unreleased) stable version. | ||
Octave is version controlled in a [[Mercurial]] repository. There are several Mercurial clients for Windows. One that nicely integrates with the Windows Explorer and that offers an easy to learn user interface is [https://tortoisehg.bitbucket.io/download/index.html TortoiseHg]. | Octave is version controlled in a [[Mercurial]] repository at [https://www.octave.org/hg/octave https://www.octave.org/hg/octave]. | ||
There are several Mercurial clients for Windows. One that nicely integrates with the Windows Explorer and that offers an easy to learn user interface is [https://tortoisehg.bitbucket.io/download/index.html TortoiseHg]. | |||
It is also quite easy to create Mercurial patches with that software. Those are the preferred way of contributing to Octave. | It is also quite easy to create Mercurial patches with that software. Those are the preferred way of contributing to Octave. | ||