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| author | Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com> | 2005-03-26 07:01:52 +0300 |
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| committer | Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com> | 2005-03-26 07:01:52 +0300 |
| commit | 9eba97c0d5d723ce151b38d4bc78bd6fe097336c (patch) | |
| tree | 86898d2459b5b541b9ec2cae3c3a30b98070d869 /winsup/doc/how-programming.texinfo | |
| parent | d34bd810e6b6b1c26b4ac49274ec56d5534638ac (diff) | |
Mention generic-build-script in packaging FAQ
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-programming.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-programming.texinfo index b43b96e8a..f8a6150e3 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-programming.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-programming.texinfo @@ -2,22 +2,26 @@ @subsection How do I contribute a package? -If you are willing to be a package maintainer, great. We urgently need +If you are willing to be a package maintainer, great! We urgently need volunteers to prepare and maintain packages, because the priority of the Cygwin Team is Cygwin itself. -The Cygwin Package Contributor's Guide is at -@file{http://cygwin.com/setup.html}, which details everything you need -to know about being a package maintainer. Use the cygwin-apps mailing -list (start at @file{http://cygwin.com/lists.html}) for -questions about package maintenance, @emph{after} searching and browsing the -cygwin-apps list archives, of course. Charles Wilson posted a short -recipe of what is involved, using texinfo as an example, available at -@file{http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2000-11/msg00055.html}. This -should give you an idea of what is required. - -You should announce your intentions to the general cygwin list, in case -others were thinking the same thing. +The Cygwin Package Contributor's Guide at +@file{http://cygwin.com/setup.html} details everything you need to know +about being a package maintainer. The quickest way to get started is to +read the @emph{Initial packaging procedure, script-based} section on +that page. The @samp{generic-build-script} found there works well for +most packages. + +For questions about package maintenance, use the cygwin-apps mailing +list (start at @file{http://cygwin.com/lists.html}) @emph{after} +searching and browsing the cygwin-apps list archives, of course. Be +sure to look at the @emph{Submitting a package} checklist at +@file{http://cygwin.com/setup.html} before sending an ITP (Intent To +Package) email to cygwin-apps. + +You should also announce your intentions to the general cygwin list, in +case others were thinking the same thing. @subsection How do I contribute to Cygwin? |