Mercurial > web-octave
changeset 68:8224b565e6fd kai
Moved contribute.md to get-involved.md as this one is really used elsewhere.
author | Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> |
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date | Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:42:18 +0200 |
parents | 373d2dba318e |
children | ee20b2a64fe5 |
files | contribute.md get-involved.md |
diffstat | 2 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/contribute.md Thu Oct 13 17:41:24 2016 +0200 +++ /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: default -title: Contribute -menu: true ---- - -We always need more help improving Octave and there are many ways -you can contribute. You can help by fixing bugs, developing new -features, answering questions on the mailing list or IRC channel, -helping to improve the web pages. - -If you are wondering what to work on, we have a standard answer: -what would you like to work on? We try not to tell contributors -what to work on as most people do their best work when they are -within their own field of interest. So, we would love your help, -but would also love for you to work on what you love. - -If you need some inspiration, we do maintain a -<a href="http://www.octave.org/wiki/Projects">list of possible projects</a> -on the Wiki. - -If you have an idea on what to contribute, then join the -maintainers mailing list and discuss your ideas there. That way -others can provide input early on, which makes your contribution -more likely to get accepted. - - -## Contacting developers - -If you want to participate in Octave development, you should join -the <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/octave-maintainers"> -<code>maintainers@octave.org</code></a> mailing list. <b>Please -use this list only if you are participating in Octave's -development.</b> If you are looking for help in using Octave, -please use the <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-octave"><code>help@octave.org</code></a> -list instead, or check out other <a href="support.html">support -options</a>. - -For sometimes faster communication, you can also chat in IRC -in <code>#octave</code> in Freenode. Note, however, that the primary -medium for development talk is the mailing list. - - -## Using the Development Sources - -The latest development sources of Octave are also available via -<a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki">Mercurial</a> (hg) -archive. - -The primary archive address -is <a href="http://www.octave.org/hg/octave">http://www.octave.org/hg/octave</a>, -which currently redirects -to <a href="http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave">http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave</a>. - -If you decide to use the development sources from the Mercurial -archive, please read the -file <a href="http://www.octave.org/hg/octave/file/tip/etc/HACKING"><code>etc/HACKING</code></a> -that is available with the source files. - -Assuming you have Mercurial and git installed on your machine you -may obtain the latest development version of Octave sources with -the following command: - -{% highlight text %} -hg clone http://www.octave.org/hg/octave -{% endhighlight %} - -This will clone <em>two</em> repositories, one of which is -subrepository of the main Octave repository. Once you have these, -you can resync with the archive by doing - -{% highlight text %} -hg -v pull -hg -v update -{% endhighlight %} - -The `-v` option is not required but provides extra information -about what was pulled and updated. The Octave manual has more -information about <a href="doc/interpreter/Contributing-Guidelines.html#Contributing-Guidelines">contributing -to Octave's development</a>. - - -## Octave Forge - -The community-developed [Octave-Forge][forge] packages expand Octave's core -functionality by providing field specific features via Octave's package system. -For example, image and signal processing, fuzzy logic, instrument control, -and statistics packages are examples of individual Octave-Forge packages. - -[forge]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/ -[forge-packages]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/packages.php
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/get-involved.md Thu Oct 13 17:42:18 2016 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +--- +layout: default +title: Contribute +menu: true +--- + +We always need more help improving Octave and there are many ways +you can contribute. You can help by fixing bugs, developing new +features, answering questions on the mailing list or IRC channel, +helping to improve the web pages. + +If you are wondering what to work on, we have a standard answer: +what would you like to work on? We try not to tell contributors +what to work on as most people do their best work when they are +within their own field of interest. So, we would love your help, +but would also love for you to work on what you love. + +If you need some inspiration, we do maintain a +<a href="http://www.octave.org/wiki/Projects">list of possible projects</a> +on the Wiki. + +If you have an idea on what to contribute, then join the +maintainers mailing list and discuss your ideas there. That way +others can provide input early on, which makes your contribution +more likely to get accepted. + + +## Contacting developers + +If you want to participate in Octave development, you should join +the <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/octave-maintainers"> +<code>maintainers@octave.org</code></a> mailing list. <b>Please +use this list only if you are participating in Octave's +development.</b> If you are looking for help in using Octave, +please use the <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-octave"><code>help@octave.org</code></a> +list instead, or check out other <a href="support.html">support +options</a>. + +For sometimes faster communication, you can also chat in IRC +in <code>#octave</code> in Freenode. Note, however, that the primary +medium for development talk is the mailing list. + + +## Using the Development Sources + +The latest development sources of Octave are also available via +<a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki">Mercurial</a> (hg) +archive. + +The primary archive address +is <a href="http://www.octave.org/hg/octave">http://www.octave.org/hg/octave</a>, +which currently redirects +to <a href="http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave">http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave</a>. + +If you decide to use the development sources from the Mercurial +archive, please read the +file <a href="http://www.octave.org/hg/octave/file/tip/etc/HACKING"><code>etc/HACKING</code></a> +that is available with the source files. + +Assuming you have Mercurial and git installed on your machine you +may obtain the latest development version of Octave sources with +the following command: + +{% highlight text %} +hg clone http://www.octave.org/hg/octave +{% endhighlight %} + +This will clone <em>two</em> repositories, one of which is +subrepository of the main Octave repository. Once you have these, +you can resync with the archive by doing + +{% highlight text %} +hg -v pull +hg -v update +{% endhighlight %} + +The `-v` option is not required but provides extra information +about what was pulled and updated. The Octave manual has more +information about <a href="doc/interpreter/Contributing-Guidelines.html#Contributing-Guidelines">contributing +to Octave's development</a>. + + +## Octave Forge + +The community-developed [Octave-Forge][forge] packages expand Octave's core +functionality by providing field specific features via Octave's package system. +For example, image and signal processing, fuzzy logic, instrument control, +and statistics packages are examples of individual Octave-Forge packages. + +[forge]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/ +[forge-packages]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/packages.php