Re: FAO: Gnome Packaging Project

[Christian Lohmaier <cloph cup uni-muenchen de>]

Hi *,

On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 12:43:44PM +0100, Karl Lattimer wrote:
> [...] 
> 1. To provide packages for distributions which support package
> management systems which are widely in use i.e. .rpm .deb, if there is a
> member of this list which is experienced in building slackware binaries
> then that would also be beneficial.

+1 

> 2. To provide packages in source form primarily with the objective of
> creating tarball distributions which can be built by rpm -ta <tarball>
> or equivalent for debian/slackware

So no src.rpm?
Should not make much of a difference, but having a src.rpm makes it
easier to examine/adapt the spec file before building.

> 3. To merge package build spec files (or debian/slack equivalent) into
> the current gnome packages which are distributed via gnome ftp.

This is included in point 2)

> 4. To verify packages which already contain spec/equivalent build files
> to ensure clean builds on as many systems as possible

The first part is OK, the latter (on as many systems as possible) is a
bit tricky.
Just think of Mandrake vs RedHat or SuSE (regarding Naming of the
packages) - this probably has to be handled by distribution specific
meta-packages, not by every single package.

> 5. To divide this list for project members and users with the aim of
> providing support to users with building their own packages and project
> members (of which I would like to see an increasing number who also
> package for distributions) to work together on building build files to
> assist distributors

I don't think that dividing this list is necessary when the topic is
help on /building/ the packages, not on using the packages..

> 6. To work together on building a web site with the aim of helping
> distributors and users alike. Providing directions on building and
> configuring packages in the correct order to primarily assist in
> distributors who wish to include and customise gnome installations out
> of the box.

+1

ciao
Christian
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