The correct way to contribute code to OpenCV

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asked 2013-01-16 10:18:43 -0600

artanis
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I am sorry to ask such a "stupid" question because I am confused by the offical documents.

Currently I have some algorithms and I want to contribute them to OpenCV. However I cannot find out a clear way to sumbit my code. Here are some ways I found from the web.

Send code to [email protected] (From http://code.opencv.org/projects/opencv/wiki/CodeSubmissions)
Create a patch in Opencv DevZone and share the code (From http://code.opencv.org/projects/opencv/wiki)
Fork the OpenCV and provide pull requests (From http://code.opencv.org/projects/opencv/wiki/Working_with_OpenCV_git_repository)

Could you please tell me which of the above ways is correct ? Thank you.

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answered 2013-01-16 13:11:00 -0600

Alexander Smorkalov

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The preferable way is the 3rd method. You need to fork OpenCV on Github, make changes and create pull request. Such contribution is simpler for development and integration. If you does not add OpenCV API changes use master branch as base for your request. Master branch is used for next OpenCV generation development. It is not binary compatible with 2.4. I case of incremental changes 2.4 is the better target. Only binary compatible changes are added to 2.4, because it is used for 2.4 releases.