setting_up_for_development

.. _matplotlib-for-dev:

Installing matplotlib from source for development

After obtaining a local copy of the matpotlib source code (:ref:`set-up-fork`),

navigate to the matplotlib directory and run the following in the shell:

::

or::

This installs matplotlib for development (i.e., builds everything and places

the symbolic links back to the source code). This command has to be called

everytime a `c` file is changed. Note that changing branches may change the

`c`-code.

When working on bleeding edge packages, setting up a

`virtual environment

<http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/>`_ or a `conda

environment <http://conda.pydata.org/docs/using/envs.html>`_ is recommended.

.. _setting_up_for_development:

Setting up for development

Contents:

.. toctree::

:maxdepth: 2

forking_hell

set_up_fork

matplotlib_for_dev

configure_git

development_workflow

dot2_dot3