Re: Hi! I need a sponsor - package it first ;-)

masch wrote: - first read through: http://rpmfusion.org/ - get on the mailing lists - notice that the spec should follow the fedora guidelines minus the rpmfusion exceptions. {I think this means a fedora specific package rather than a one size spec fits all distros with ifdefs} - create a .spec file for your package - rpmbuild -ba your.spec - rpmlint .src.rpm and bin.rpm - check google and if no luck, request assist on the mailing list if you can't get it building at all or have other problems. - when built - test install on your machine - test build and install on a minimal machine or with mock and make sure everything about the package still works on your machines to help with requires and build requires. - post your .spec and built .src.rpm on the internet - create a review request in bugzilla including links to the posted files - respond in a timely manner to bugzilla queries ps. I am new here, but after packaging one simple app for fedora, this is my understanding of how to go about it. David Timms.