Get the Code

Buildbot has been through a number of version-control systems, but is currently a Git repository hosted at  GitHub:

 http://github.com/buildbot/buildbot

If you're not a git whiz, you can download a tarball of this repository by clicking the "Download" link on the GitHub page.

Note that the Arch, Darcs, and CVS repositories are deprecated and no longer updated.

Develop a Patch

The best way to submit patches to Buildbot is using GitHub's forking mechanism. For details, see SubmittingPatches.

What is this crazy Git stuff?

If you want to take the short way out, you can create an old-fashioned patch file with this simple recipe:

• Copy the most recent source:

  git clone git://github.com/buildbot/buildbot.git
  cd buildbot
  

• Hack
• Make a patch:

  git diff > my.patch
  

Tips

• See RunningBuildbotWithVirtualEnv for hints on how to work on Buildbot using virtualenv