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Re: Package making guidelines question


On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Max Bowsher wrote:

> When a packager follows a pseudo-"Method 2" approach, using a home-grown
> script not based on generic-build-script, how closely must the naming and
> behaviour of the script follow the official template?

I don't think there is a particular set of requirements on this, but at
the very least, when extracted by setup.exe to /usr/src, the script should
not produce a name conflict with either other source packages or, more
importantly, previous versions of the sources for the same package, which
leaves very little room for variation in naming.

> What degree of automation is required in terms of setup?
> Do we require that the included script be capable of rebuilding the
> packages entirely by itself, or is it permissible to require manual tar,
> patch, etc., commands first?

Behavior-wise, the script should, IMO, at the very least provide a way of
creating a patched source directory.  I don't think having full automation
is (or should be) a requirement.  As long as the package README is clear
on what steps are needed, it's ok to require manual steps towards the
build.

Again, I don't set the policy for these things, so the above is just my
opinion.
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