Hello Tom, hello list!
On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 05:20:11AM -0500, Tom Allison wrote:
> I've found a piece of software that I would like to play with.
> IIRC is't called proxsmtpd, a relative of clamsmtpd which is already a .deb
^^^^^^^^^
(BTW, I don't know anything about this package, so just general info
following.)
>
> It's promising enough that if I end up using it, I would like to learn
> how to make packages for Debian.
>
> Where would I start if I was interested in providing a package for Debian?
Make sure you read (and understand) the available documentation, ie.
the Debian New Maintainers' Guide
<http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/>,
the Developer's Reference
<http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/> and
the Debian Policy Manual
<http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/>. The last doc is especially
important if you really want to have your package included in Debian.
There is also a list for newbie (Debian) developers/maintainers at
<http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/>, but make sure to read the
FAQ mentioned there.
Debian has set a pretty high standard for package inclusion, so be
prepared to stumble once or twice, but it's entirely doable.
HTH,
Flo
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