Fwd: [Ubuntu] Introducing myself

[GDM]

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From: GDM <joedemar at gmail.com>
Date: 4 May 2010 08:39
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu] Introducing myself
To: Alan Boudreault <aboudreault at mapgears.com>


Hello,
thank you for your answer



Glad to see you are interrested in helping UbuntuGIS project. Do you have
> any
> experience in debian/ubuntu packaging ? or with launchpad PPAs ?
>
> I have experienced debian/ubuntu packaging such as compiling and
packaging in .deb format. No launchpad PPA yet.



> I'm not sure to understand what you mean. I suppose you are describing your
> current installed system and you would like to compile packages on it? It
> is
> not recommended to test the packages on a installed system like that.. Most
> of
> packagers use a closed environment to test the packages, like
> pbuilder/cowbuilder. This way, we are sure the packages work great on a
> fresh
> install of the OS and that there are no missing dependencies.
>

Crystal clear! that's the answer I was looking for.



> A first step would be to create your personnal PPA on launchpad:
> https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA
>
>
Ok I will gladly do that



> Get familiar with PPAs and test your packages there. After we can easily
> copy
> your packages in ubuntugis from there and we could add you as uploaders in
> UbuntuGIS PPA.
>
> That would be an honor! I hope that one day I can achieve that.
For now I think I have some homework to do and I'd  better start
as soon as I can.


Best regards

Giuseppe

> --
> Alan Boudreault
> Mapgears
> http://www.mapgears.com
>
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