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regarding the git repo for `ocssw/bin3/linux_64` below:

```
[root@imars-airflow-test linux_64]# git remote -v
origin  https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocssw//bin3-linux_64.git (fetch)
origin  https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocssw//bin3-linux_64.git (push)
```

The `v7.5` branch is missing:

```
[root@imars-airflow-test linux_64]# git branch -a
  master
* v7.4
  remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  remotes/origin/master
  remotes/origin/v7.0.2
  remotes/origin/v7.1
  remotes/origin/v7.2
  remotes/origin/v7.3
  remotes/origin/v7.4
```

...and it will never exist :grin: ...seems we need to update the documentation on https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocssw/ to reflect this change.  Using the install_ocssw.py script will take care of the reorganization for you.

With v7.5, a new directory structure was implemented.  What was "bin3" is now opt, and   https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocssw/opt-libux_64.git does have a v7.5 branch

Regards,
Sean

Thanks Sean, that makes perfect sense.

I am interested in submitting some small pull requests to ocssw, but have relied on github's UI to do this in the past. Can you offer some advice on how  to get started on ocssw development and sending pull requests?

Well, as to getting started with OCSSW development, see: https://seadas.gsfc.nasa.gov/build_ocssw/
There is also a similar page on the oceancolor website that is less SeaDAS specific, but includes additional documentation on setting up Eclipse or Netbeans.

We do not have a writable, externally accessible repository, so Github-esque pull requests are not an option.  However, if you make changes to the source that you would like us to consider, you *can* create a patch using git (e.g. git format-patch) and send us the patch file (either as an attachment to a forum post or an email to seadas_dev at seadas.gsfc.nasa.gov).

Regards,
Sean