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Re: Volunteer in need of a mentor



Hi Beco,

Welcome.

On 23-09-13 21:39, Beco wrote:
> After some time programming my own softwares to solve little problems,
> scientific problems, and some useful exercises to teach C, I decided
> it's time to do another step. I am ready to help a little more,
> starting with packaging one little guy I have here.

Good.

> I'll be very slow in this process, so I need a patient mentor

It is our custom on this list to try to just answer questions as they
come along. So no dedicated mentor is appointed. Just try to describe
what you did and what problems you have and if somebody can help you and
has the time, she will.

> I would need help to find useful links

Although it might be a touch read, I really recommend to familiarize
yourself with the policy [1]. A real good read is the maintainer guide
[2] and the developers reference [3].

[1] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/
[2] http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/
[3] http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/index.en.html

> My first attempt will be a C library, I call "libeco.h",

I don't recommend packaging a library to start with. It is difficult to
get all the packaging tricks of a normal package in Debian right. Let
alone the additional problems of proper library handling.

So, may I recommend you to have a look at our wnpp bug page [4] and
check if there are packages that you use that are up for adoption (O or
RFA)? That way you can get the hang of packaging for Debian, while
increasing the quality of the archive. Yes, I know it is more fun to
package your own stuff, but this is a real good way to help Debian.

[4] http://bugs.debian.org/wnpp

Paul

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