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| author | Jonathan Feinberg <feinberg@google.com> | 2012-09-26 14:39:31 -0400 |
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| committer | Jonathan Feinberg <feinberg@google.com> | 2012-09-26 14:39:31 -0400 |
| commit | 61703f8759480d28b8f7577b70f41ac36505246d (patch) | |
| tree | 94e8035dc988c50feb8e40196eeb7e8c9ebf1f7f /doc/install-source.html | |
| parent | 1f4f02353e1c5b4a826129ef26e1f1f38098eb1c (diff) | |
| download | go-61703f8759480d28b8f7577b70f41ac36505246d.tar.gz | |
doc: add important info for would-be go contributors.
Link to the "installing from source" docs instead of the "installing" docs.
Remind would-be hacker to switch to the default branch from the release branch.
R=rsc
CC=golang-dev
http://codereview.appspot.com/6559043
Committer: Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org>
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diff --git a/doc/install-source.html b/doc/install-source.html index d9f9577a6..d356cdfc0 100644 --- a/doc/install-source.html +++ b/doc/install-source.html @@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ Then check out the repository:</p> $ hg clone -u release https://code.google.com/p/go </pre> +<h2 id="head">(Optional) Switch to the default branch</h2> + +<p>If you intend to modify the go source code, and +<a href="/doc/contribute.html">contribute your changes</a> +to the project, then move your repository +off the release branch, and onto the default (development) branch. +Otherwise, skip this step.</p> + +<pre> +$ hg update default +</pre> + <h2 id="install">Install Go</h2> <p> |