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Elaborated on the procedure of submitting a patch, since it seems to be such a common question.
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* Update to the latest revision. | * Update to the latest revision. | ||
<pre> hg up </pre> | <pre> hg up </pre> | ||
* Make your changes and save. | * Make your changes and save them. | ||
* Commit your code | * Commit your code. Mercurial will ask you for a commit message, which should follow the [[commit message guidelines]]. | ||
<pre> hg ci </pre> | <pre> hg ci </pre> | ||
* Export the modifications. | * Export the modifications. This creates a file (in the case of the example below, it is called mypatch.patch) that contains a description of the changes that you've made. Someone else can then apply the patch and end up with a repository that looks the same as yours. | ||
<pre> hg export -r tip -o mypatch.patch </pre> | <pre> hg export -r tip -o mypatch.patch </pre> | ||
* Save the output to a file and upload it to the patch tracker. | * Save the output to a file and upload it to the patch tracker. | ||