[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two

Tue Nov 30 14:41:33 CET 2010

Jerome Quelin skrev 30.11.2010 12:48:
+> On 10/11/30 12:37 +0200, Thomas Backlund wrote:
+>> We wont blindly import every package from cooker, instead  we'll
+>> start off the import with basesystem (as in bootable system with
+>> shell access), compiler and rpm tools (and of course their buildtime
+>> depencies). When all of that is imported and rebuilt, we have a
+>> working buildsystem / base to build from.
+>>
+>> Then we to go on with and start importing X, the different
+>> DE's and every other package needed to build a full distro.
+>>
+>> By doing it this way, we get a clean start, every package rebuilt,
+>> and no old/unmaintained stuff in the beginning.
+>>
+>> Then as more maintainers join, I guess more packages will be imported
+>> from cooker and other sources. And packages can always be requested.
+>
+> sounds sensible to me.
+>
+> questions:
+> - how will the import be done?
+
+It will be done by reviewing every srpm, drop anything mdv 
+"owned"/trademarked, and then committed to svn. This is to get a clean 
+svn to start from.
+
+> - is it up for the maintainer to request it? or only for non-base system
+>    packages?
+> - or does the maintainer has a magic command to do?
+
+maintainers will be able to import stuff into svn themselves.
+More to follow soon regarding packagers / cleanup work.
+
+We will notify users when we open up the svn so people can start 
+reviewing/cleaning packages and commit it to svn
+
+Then a new notification will be sent when we consider BS fully open.
+
+> - will submitting a package for rebuild bork the list of maintainer (mdv
+>    uses the "maintainer = 1st to submit" scheme)
+
+I guess that will be so atleast for now.
+This will be refined for packaging teams/maintainer groups...
+
+> - do we have an estimated planning with the different steps?
+>
+
+Not yet, there are still some fixes needed to be done on youri to get it 
+fully working.
+
+--
+Thomas
+