On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 07:40 +0100, Hans de Goede wrote: > Mark wrote: > >>> Packaging is not a free thing. It takes time energy and someone who is > >>> going to deal with it. Most people who have packages are usually > >>> swamped as it is... so if you see something you would like to get into > >>> Fedora.. first check to see if someone is already packaging it, and > >>> then volunteer to do it yourself (or help someone who can). Otherwise > >>> its not going to happen. > >> Plus, there's a little fame if not fortune, and usually a few people > >> willing to help. > >> > >> I'd be willing to be that if you can *use* netbeans, you can certainly > >> learn to *package* netbeans, and as an avid user, you're in excellent > >> position to make sure the package actually works. :) > >> > >> -Eric > > > > I can't make RPM packages from scratch so therefore i think it's best > > to leave that to a professional RPM packager. But if noone else is > > willing to do it than i would like to give it a try.. and i probably > > need a lot of help along the way. > > > > So is anyone up to this? or is there someone that is willing to help > > me with this? i have nearly no rpm packaging experience. (i edited > > specs before and compiled the package but i didn't made a spec from > > scratch) > > > > I think that having netbeans in Fedora would be great, so I'm wlling to help > were I can (I already maintain 170+ packages). But my java packaging experience > is limited. Are there any jpackage people here who are also willing to help? > Nicolas? Ville? > > Also if I were you I would start with trying to get it to compile on F-8 using > icedtea, don't worry about packaging yet, first just try to get it to compile > and run from the released sources? > > (Are the sources complete?) Might I refer people to JPackage's packaging guidelines for Java-based packages (which, I'm hoping, Fedora will officially adopt or, better yet, officially defer to). http://www.jpackage.org/develdocs.php and http://www.jpackage.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/*checkout*/src/jpackage-utils/doc/jpackage-1.5-policy.xhtml?root=jpackage&content-type=text%2Fhtml Sidenote: If or when we get around to rediscussing multi-arch packaging, I vote that Java packages and mono be considered so that packaging guidelines for them in Fedora can be set in stone. (Or, at least, a page on the wiki be established that people can be referred to and can evolve). -- Richi Plana -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
