[Mageia-dev] package import policy

Sat Jan 15 01:01:33 CET 2011

The wiki page lists method to import a package:
+( http://www.mageia.org/wiki/doku.php?id=packaging )
+
+so, i followed every step, then contacted my mentor, only it seems the process 
+is not used like that; it seems 2 ways are used; and the one used most (by 
+people i know) is not the one that is on the wiki page.
+
+So, i would like to list both on the wiki page, so it is clearer.
+
+this is what i would put for in between step 4 and 5
+
+  - a second possibility is:
+    - Read the [[svn-faq|FAQ]] about the new SVN
+    - Download the SRPM from a Mandriva Mirror. The rationale behind this is 
+to keep history for past changes in the RPM (there is a pre-rpm5 mdv srpm 
+mirror http://tmb.mine.nu/Mageia/Cauldron/mdv-SRPMS-pre-rpm5/ )
+    - Check it does not have unlicensed Mandriva stuff: image (icons), video, 
+audio files, other
+    - Check it does have a clear, explicit license with it.
+    - Check software license ( free or not, existence of license file)
+    - Rebuild the SRPM (with bm -sl for instance)
+    - Import the packages with **mgarepo** import package.src.rpm. Be sure to 
+run this command under your ssh-agent, otherwise import will fail
+    - Check out the imported version in a repository with mgarepo
+    - Check it does not have "mandriva" / "mandrake" occurrences used as a 
+brand/name in the software (history/changelog is ok, emails for references are 
+ok)
+    - Update software on last stable version
+    - Send patches upstream if possible
+    - Remove useless cruft ( like macro that no longer apply )
+      - Buildroot is no longer necessary
+      - %mdkversion
+      - ldconfig in post (handled by filetriggers)
+    - commit the update with a good commit message.
+
+
+any objections?
+