RE: Contribution

[Erasmo Alonso Iglesias]

> From: address@hidden
> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:53:13 +0100
> Subject: Re: Contribution
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> CC: address@hidden
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> On 11 August 2014 18:22, Erasmo Alonso Iglesias <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> From: address@hidden
> >> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 02:30:42 +0100
> >> Subject: Re: Contribution
> >> To: address@hidden
> >> CC: address@hidden
> >>
> >> On 9 August 2014 18:17, Erasmo Alonso Iglesias <address@hidden>
> >> wrote:
> >> > this is my first time in the octave-maintainers list, my Sourceforge
> >> > username is erasmo1982. I have developed a small set of tools for
> >> > handling
> >> > DEM files with Octave that may be useful for other people.
> >> >
> >> > In brief, these tools allow the user to load digital elevation models in
> >> > SRTM format, plot terrain profiles, calculate coverage maps and export
> >> > data
> >> > in STL format.
> >> >
> >> > Would it be of interest for you? What is the procedure to contribute
> >> > with
> >> > them?
> >>
> >> These functions sound to me like they should go into the mapping
> >> package. Unfortunately, at the time there is no maintainer for it. Are
> >> there any functions in Matlab that do what you propose? If so, you
> >> should try to make them compatible. The procedure is to submit these
> >> as patches in the Octave's patch tracker [1]. Ideally, you would clone
> >> the mapping package [2], and submit hg changesets (made with the
> >> command "hg export") [3].
> >>
> >> Carne
> >>
> >> [1] http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?group=octave
> >> [2] http://sourceforge.net/p/octave/mapping/ci/default/tree/
> >> [3]
> >> https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Basics-of-Generating-a-Changeset.html#Basics-of-Generating-a-Changeset
> >
> > Thank you for your guidelines about the right procedure to submit the files
> > :)
> >
> > I don't know if there are similar functions in Matlab. If anybody have
> > infomation about that please let me know, I can try to make them compatible,
> >
> > best regards,
> > Erasmo
> >

The files containing these functions have been submitted as a patch in the Octave patch tracker. I hope you find them useful. Please feel free to modify them or request any change,

best regards,
Erasmo