[gnu-sol-discuss] contributing pkgs

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Luc I. Suryo wrote:

> I have couple questions
> 	- what is the structure we will follow?
> 		/usr/sfw
> 			/bin/
> 			/bin/64 ?
> 			/sbin/
> 			/sbin/64
> 			/lib
> 			/lib/64

/usr/sfw is Sun-specific.  As far as 64 subdirectory,
it is a common convention used across a variety of
bi-architecture platforms (in Solaris x86 it is a
symlink to amd64) for userland.

> 	- so we will forgot about the 'standard' /usr/local?

There's no such a standard, but yes, files in GNU/OpenSolaris
are installed on their native (/bin, /usr/bin, etc.) directories.

> 	- what format? I have pkgs format
> 		- in case of format what is the defintion os the
> 		pkginfo/copyright etc files?

We use Debian packaging format.

> 	- have couple pkgs that I could share (32bits as well amd64)
> 		how one do that (i'm about to lost my ftp server)

Great!  Easiest is to get familiar with our HackZone:
http://www.gnusolaris.org/gswiki/HackZone

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