-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Here's draft 2.
3.7 Source Policy Sources should normally be downloaded from the location(s) that the upstream developer(s) use, and any modifications for Fink should be done through the use of a PatchFile and/or a PatchScript. Do not make changes manually and use a changed source archive as a Source in your Fink packaging. If a VCS checkout (e.g. from git or svn) is to be used, e.g. because a project doesn't do formal releases, or a fix for a particular issue has been added between releases of a package, an acceptable source can be generated via the following method: 1. Check out the package, preferably at a definite revision of the VCS. Make an archive from the VCS checkout (e.g. zip, tar, tar.gz, or tar.bz2). 2. Give the tarball a unique version. For example, you can include the VCS revision in the archive name, e.g. foo-0svn1234.tar.gz for a package that doesn't make releases, or bar-1.2.3+svn4567.tar.bz2 for a Fink package which is between upstream releases. 3. Use the same Version in your .info file. 4. It is also useful to put the commands that you ran to generate the source tarball in the DescPackaging field. Upload the tarball to a public download site where users can use fink to download it. If you don't have ready access to one, ask on the Fink developers mailing list or the #fink IRC channel, and someone should be able to help. 3.8 File Download Policy Packages are not to download any files during the unpack, patch, compile, install, or build phases of the build process. Any large patches (i.e. larger than can be accommodated conveniently in a PatchFile) that need to be applied should set up as additional Sources in accordance with the Source Policy. Packages may download data in a PostInstScript after they have been installed on the system, under some limited circumstances: * No updates to the package itself are allowed. * The nature of the data is such that it couldn't easily be packaged for Fink. E.g. virus definitions for clamav can be downloaded during this phase, because they change continually. When in doubt, contact the Fink Core Team. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk2wWGAACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ+twwCaAg24jC0CUoTpx8oISuOVPy+s LGMAnR8y4Wn/9dZtLhVzMePjJWdfm5mr =M2NM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
