[indiana-discuss] [Fwd: [desktop-discuss] SFE binary packages for OpenSolaris]

[Michal Bielicki]

Maybe I am missing something but why is packaging linked to
desktop-discuss ? I am putting quite some effort currently into
packaging a range of apps I am the solaris version maintainer for, and
they are all server apps for example. What about libraries etc ?

Just my 2c EUR and I'll join desktop-discuss since that seems to be the
current sole choice available.

Michal

Glynn Foster wrote:
> If you're interested in helping out the desktop team with various packaging
> efforts for Indiana, join desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org and get involved!
>
>
> Glynn
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> Subject:
> [desktop-discuss] SFE binary packages for OpenSolaris
> From:
> "Laszlo (Laca) Peter" <laca at Sun.COM>
> Date:
> Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:14:55 +1300
> To:
> OpenSolaris Desktop Discussions <desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org>
>
> To:
> OpenSolaris Desktop Discussions <desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Some of us in the desktop team are looking into taking some
> of the spec-files-extra packages and making them available
> for OpenSolaris.  I'd like to invite the people working on
> SFE to work with us on these packages.
> What we need to do is:
>  - make sure the spec file builds
>  - it's the latest available stable version
>  - works reasonably well
>
> Ideally, we need an owner for each package, who will look
> after it: keeps it up-to-date, interfaces with the upstream
> community (reports bugs and/or submits fixes).  This
> effectively means becoming the opensolaris maintainer of the
> package.
>
> We will also need help with testing and filing bugs -- this
> is far less commitment than maintaining a package.  I suggest
> we use the new opensolaris.org bugzilla for tracking bugs.
>
> I'll post an initial list of packages that are under
> consideration shortly.  To be officially part of opensolaris/
> indiana, all this needs to be done under the opensolaris
> umbrella.  We can do this in the JDS project or revive the
> pkgbase project and use its svn repository.  In any case,
> people involved in this will need an opensolaris.org account
> (if they don't have one yet).  More details about svn access
> will come later.  This repository will have to be more
> controlled than SFE but still easy to contribute to.
> Again, I think the JDS/pkgbase approach of light-weight
> code reviews should work just fine.  The Desktop Release
> Engineering team can do regular builds and the Desktop
> QA team will do some testing.
>
> Currently the process for integrating into indiana is not
> completely clear and not at all straight forward, unfortunately.
> Since Sun is involved in producing the binaries, we need to
> complete a lot of paperwork (legal reviews, etc) so things
> take longer than we hope.  We are working on making the process
> smoother.  The good news (for non-Sun people ;) is that this is
> something Sun employees will have to look after, so you don't
> need to worry about it.
>
> We will also need to complete ARC review.  Again, this is
> something that the JDS team will look after, but help is
> appreciated (identifying imported and exported interfaces, etc.)
>
> As always, comments welcome.
>
> Laca
>
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