Re: Reply to a RFP on the right way
On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 02:08:30PM +0200, José Luis Segura Lucas wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I'm trying to contribute to Debian with a new package. I have
> searched on the BTS and found that the library I want to package has
> an open RFP process [1].
>
> I'm not new at all with Debian packaging, but it is my first
> contribution to Debian project. I want to know what is the right
> process I must follow to package that library:
>
> * Answer to the RFP?
> * Open an ITP?
Retitle the RFP to ITP and set yourself as the owner.
http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/
>
> In addition, if you follow the link you will see that the library is
> called "jsoncpp". What is the right name I should choose for my
> package? I intend that libjsoncpp is appropriate, because I suppose
> that all the library packages on Debian are named lib*. Is this
> true?
I think that it is OK to name the source package "jsoncpp".
I suggest that you have a look at similar packages already in Debian.
>
> Best regards and thanks in advance.
>
> [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=617325
> <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=617325>
>
>
Note that there is an excellent mailing list for such questions:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/
Regards,
Bart Martens
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