This page lists the points to be checked before pushing a commit to your personal repository or to the public repository.
If the commit fixes a bug:
Check if your bug fix applies to the stable branch: if yes, cherry-pick it, and push the commit in the stable branch. When doing the cherry-pick, don't forget to use the -x option, so that the commit number in master is included in the commit message. If automatic cherry-picking does not work (because the branches have diverged), do it manually, and keep a reference to the commit number in master in the commit message
Describe the bug on the KnownBugs page. The description should be written from a user perspective: explain in which circumstances the bug can be encountered, and how this will affect the output. Note that this description can also be used as the commit message
If the commit adds a new feature:
Document the feature in the ReferenceManual, preferably in the same commit
Describe the new feature on the NewFeatures page. The description should be written from a user perspective. Note that this description can also be used as the commit message
- If the commit fixes several bugs at the same time, adds several features at the same time, or fixes bug(s) and adds feature(s) at the same time: consider splitting your commit into several atomic commits
If the commit closes a Trac ticket:
In your commit message, add the following text: (closes: #nnn) (where nnn is the ticket number)
- Close the ticket in Trac, and as a comment add the commit number (in master, and in the stable branch when relevant) which closes the ticket
If your commit affects any M-file, check that your code works under both MATLAB and Octave
Check that copyright information is correct:
- If modifying an existing file, check that the copyright years include the current year
- If adding a new file, check that you included the copyright notice
If you added/modified copyright information in one of the previous step, or if you renamed a file, check whether the license.txt file at the root of the repository needs to be updated. Here is a description of the syntax of this file
Check that your code complies with the CodingStandards