Recommended way to develop/fix with packages

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This is my workflow (for patching a hypothetical Example package):

  1. Get a local copy of the package, this can be done with pkg> develop Example. This will clone the package to ~.julia/dev/Example by default. It will also make sure that the local copy is the one that is “installed” in the sense that using Example will use the files in that local folder.
  2. Edit the package in ~.julia/dev/Example and make sure your changes work as you expect.
  3. Fork the package on GitHub and add your fork as a remote. Then use git to commit your changes, and push to your fork.
  4. Open a pull request.
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