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daladheri
July 18th, 2008, 06:19 PM
I am interested in making packages for Powerpc repositories. I have read the Packaging Guide on the wiki and watched the "Learning MOTU" video on youtube. I was wondering what I would do to submit a package for review and how to communicate with the MOTU people in general. Does it have something to do with launchpad? :confused:
cyberdork33
July 18th, 2008, 09:34 PM
I would start by creating a launchpad account which will get you a PPA. Then you can experiment with creating packages.
daladheri
July 19th, 2008, 09:06 PM
Do non-programmers do well with packaging?
cyberdork33
July 19th, 2008, 09:15 PM
Do non-programmers do well with packaging?
I have done a few packages myself, nothing too advanced. It can be a little frustrating at first, but once you get the hang of it, it is OK. Here is an Ubuntu Packaging Guide:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide

I haven't tried this yet, but it may be helpful:
http://autopackage.org/