[Mageia-dev] Need mentor(s) to become a Mageia packager

Sat Jul 23 14:38:17 CEST 2011

Hi All,
+
+I've registered int the apprentice table.
+
+I've also modified the spec file according to all your comments, and
+with the help of the fedora srpm. Find it in attachment. And feel free
+to comment.
+
+After I am not sure what is the process for this spec file.
+How / where should be explain the way to create the Zoneminder table
+inside the package (cf:
+http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Documentation#Installation_from_Source
+)?
+
+Thanks all for your help!
+
+Vincent
+
+
+
+On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 5:39 AM, andre999 <andr55 at laposte.net> wrote:
+> Vincent a écrit :
+>>
+>> Hi All,
+>>
+>> I am still trying to pack ZoneMinder for Cauldron.
+>> Now rpms are generated and rpmlint is not complaining, but I am still
+>> sure, it's not OK :) , that's why I need help.
+>> Attached is the spec file, if somebody could have a look.
+>>
+>> Here are my questions:
+>> - where should go the installed files? (Zoneminder provides perl
+>> modules, the site itself, CGI services , doc and conf).
+>> - some files have no path's variable:
+>> /usr/share/man/lib/perl5/5.14.1/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/perllocal.pod.xz
+>> /usr/local/share/man/man3/ZoneMinder.3pm
+>> ...
+>> Any idea, what it should be?
+>> - what should be the permissions for the site under the apache server?
+>> - should the %install section creates the database table/permissions
+>> for ZoneMinder? If so, is there any example how to achieve this?
+>> - should the %install section creates the service launcher scripts? If
+>> so, is there any example how to achieve this?
+>>
+>> Thanks in advance for you help!
+>>
+>> Vincent
+>
+> I'm not sure about all your questions, but I can give you a few tips to
+> improve your spec file.
+>
+> 1) The name, version, and release should be defined directly on the first 3
+> lines.  These entries define the %{name}, %{version}, and %{release} macros,
+> so in lines 9/10/11 you are redefining them to themselves.
+>
+> 2) Use macros whenever possible.  This makes it easier to maintain the spec
+> file, as the value will be defined in only one place.
+> The build system will automatically use the correct name.
+> As well, it makes it easier to use the spec file in another distro.  The
+> more distros do this, the easier it is to share, a big plus of open
+> source/free software in general and Linux in particular.
+>
+> e.g.
+> for man you should use %{_mandir} ... which is /usr/share/man/ in Mageia
+> (your spec puts such files in /usr/local/share/man/..., incorrect for
+> Mageia.)
+> for executables either %{_bindir} ... for /usr/bin
+> or if a system type of utility,  %{_sbindir} ... for /usr/sbin/
+>
+> By the way, do you have a mentor ?
+> If not, you should be in the apprentice table at
+> http://www.mageia.org/wiki/doku.php?id=packages_mentoring#packager_apprentice_table
+>
+> Let me know :)
+> --
+> André
+>
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