On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Grammostola Rosea <[email protected]> wrote: > Grammostola Rosea wrote: >> Khashayar Naderehvandi wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Grammostola Rosea >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Grammostola Rosea wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Cory K. wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I really hope this come to something. Since I started Studio I've had >>>>>> like 3 people that worked out packaging-wise. It would be great to add >>>>>> another person or 2. Unfortunately, getting people to work between >>>>>> Debian/Ubuntu is a commitment most people just don't wanna bother with. >>>>>> >>>>>> Are you on the Debian multimedia team currently? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Yes, let's hope so. >>>>> I'm not official in the Debian Multimedia Team, but I started with it >>>>> today actually. I'm trying to build klick (metronome) and maybe will >>>>> take a look at rakarrack. >>>>> >>>>> The great thing about building for the Debian Multimedia Team is that >>>>> you work in a team, so you get easily assistance and help. Also, like >>>>> I said, you don't have to become a full Debian developer, you just can >>>>> stay a package maintainer, which gives a lot opportunities for >>>>> building multimedia packages. >>>>> >>>>> Come on people >>>>> * >>>>> One Debian/Ubuntu-multimedia-user, One package! >>>>> >>>>> *All the best. >>>>> >>>>> \r >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> @ Cory and others, >>>> >>>> Do you know multimedia packages which are in Debian and not in Ubuntu or >>>> vice versa? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I would definitely want to package for debian, and then have packages >>> synced to ubuntu automatically. I'm currently packaging pencil for >>> ubuntu, and will probably try to repackage it for debian further down >>> the road. >>> My problem with debian packaging currently, is that I'm not at all >>> familiar with the tools and so on. I simply don't feel at home. >>> >>> With Ubuntu I have two invaluable tools: prevu and the PPA. Prevu >>> (which is a wrapper of sorts around pbuilder), because it's the first >>> thing I came over, and it's so simple to use that I haven't bothered >>> learning pbuilder. Also, launchpad is neat, I can't get used to the >>> email based BTS of debian's. >>> >>> However, I have my mind set on learning and getting used to the debian >>> way of things. As soon as I find the time. >>> >>> >>> >> You're right if you say that building your first package for Debian will >> cost you more time and effort. >> But when you build the packages 'The Debian way' you got quality >> packages for sure! It also improves you Debian skills and so also your >> Ubuntu skills! >> >> Packaging with the easy tools and for PPA has some disadvantages. For >> example with PPA, the packages are not well tested on the different >> Ubuntu editions... >> >> I think to start with email could be neat, but after you're used to it, >> you don't want different I think ;) >> >> Btw I discovered you got some nice help from the Debian Multimedia Team >> and also from Debian mentors with building your (first) packages!! >> >> http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/welcome >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/info.html >> >> >> Good luck! >> >> \r >> >> ps. nice pbuilder howto: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PbuilderHowto >> >> >> > O and make sure you read this one: http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ > > This seems to be a bit difficult compared to the Ubuntu documentation. > But if you take your time and take out the main parts, you can start to > build your package and ask the Debian Multimedia Team (there is a newbie > discussion right now there) or the Debian mentors mailinglist for > assistance. I think there are also a lot of people who uses Ubuntu too. > > \r > Thanks for all the links. I'll get busy with all this as soon as I find the time :-)
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