Re: packaging jmol, was Re: I want to contribute
Hi Alex,
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Alex John <alexphiliposejohn@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm Alex and I'd like to help package jmol if anyone is willing to introduce
> me to the procedure (first time with packaging).
If you google for "debian packaging tutorial", you will find plenty of
material. E.g.:
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/336
http://www.debian-administration.org/article/Rolling_your_own_Debian_packages_part_2
And, of course the Maintainers Guide is the primary source of information:
http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/
Once you have crafted your debian/ folder with all files, and it is
Lintian error free, it is time to ask for a 'sponsor'... make sure to
discuss you efforts as soon as possible, and preferably share the
files of your debian/ folder publically, such as the debian-science
SVN...:
http://svn.debian.org/
Browse any section for examples:
http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/debian-science/
Because Jmol is written in Java, you should also have a look at some
debian/ folders for other Java software:
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-java
and check the Debian Java wiki:
http://wiki.debian.org/Java
I'll be available for Jmol building questions, but do not have time to
make a package for it...
Egon
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