$Id: new_feature.omh 2506 2012-10-24 19:36:49Z bradbell $
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CppAD: C++ Algorithmic Differentiation: Copyright (C) 2003-06 Bradley M. Bell

CppAD is distributed under multiple licenses. This distribution is under
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// END SHORT COPYRIGHT

$begin NewFeature$$
$spell
	cppad.hpp
	CppAD
	Makefile
	Microsoft
	OMhelp
	cvs
	dsp
	nobase
$$

$section Adding a New Feature to the CppAD Distribution$$

$head Overview$$
Suppose that you add a new feature to CppAD and the 
corresponding include file is $icode%Name%.h%$$.
You should check each of the following steps: 

$list number$$
Add the new file $icode%Name%.h%$$ to the cvs repository.

$lnext
Add a test file called $codei%example/%Name%.cpp%$$ that check 
for correct results (and run the test to make sure it works).

$lnext
Add the new file $codei%example/%Name%.cpp%$$ to the cvs repository.

$lnext
Add a call to the new test in the file $code example/example.cpp$$.

$lnext
Add the file $icode%Name%.cpp%$$ to the list of 
$code Example_SOURCES$$ in the file $code example/Makefile.am$$.

$lnext
Add the file $icode%Name%.cpp%$$ to the list of source files
corresponding to the Microsoft C++ project file $code example/Example.dsp$$.

$lnext
Add the file $icode%Name%.h%$$ to the list of 
$code nobase_include_HEADERS$$ in the file $code Makefile.am$$.

$lnext
Add the new feature to the OMhelp documentation tree.

$lnext
Add the new feature the cppad/cppad.hpp include tree.

$lnext
Mention the new feature in the WhatsNew file for the current year.

$lend


$end