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DOCUMENTATION FOR SVARDOS PACKAGERS
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DOCUMENTATION FOR SVARDOS PACKAGERS
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=== HOW TO CREATE A PACKAGE? ==================================================
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=== HOW TO CREATE A PACKAGE? ==================================================
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Packaging software for SvarDOS implies creating a ZIP package that can be
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Packaging software for SvarDOS implies creating an SVP package that can be
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installed with "pkg". This file will not discuss this aspect, you should find
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installed with "pkg". This file will not discuss this aspect, you should find
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all necessary information about this topic in the SvarDOS help:
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all necessary information about this topic in the SvarDOS help:
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* help pkgfmt
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* help pkgfmt
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* help pkgrules
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* help pkgrules
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=== WHO CAN UPLOAD PACKAGES TO TO THE SVARDOS REPO? ===========================
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=== WHO CAN UPLOAD PACKAGES TO TO THE SVARDOS REPO? ===========================
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Only the team of SvarDOS packagers is allowed to upload new or updated packages
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Only the team of SvarDOS packagers is allowed to upload new or updated packages
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to the SvarDOS online repository. If you are not one of them, please get in
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to the SvarDOS online repository. If you are not one of them, please get in
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touch with us through the SvarDOS mailing list. If you are a packager, then
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touch with us through the SvarDOS mailing list. If you are a packager, then
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keep reading.
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keep reading.
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=== INITIAL SVN SETUP (REPOSITORY CHECKOUT) ===================================
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=== INITIAL SVN SETUP (REPOSITORY CHECKOUT) ===================================
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Note that all instructions are implying the usage of the command-line
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Note that all instructions are implying the usage of the command-line
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subversion client, as available on all Linux distributions.
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subversion client, as available on all Linux distributions.
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SvarDOS packages are stored in the project's svn tree, hence the first thing to
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SvarDOS packages are stored in the project's svn tree, hence the first thing to
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do is for you to pull the SvarDOS subversion tree. You must have obtained
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do is for you to pull the SvarDOS subversion tree. You must have obtained
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credentials to svn access already. To fetch the SvarDOS package repository
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credentials to svn access already. To fetch the SvarDOS package repository
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to your local disk, use such svn checkout:
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to your local disk, use such svn checkout:
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$ svn co svn://YOURLOGIN@svn.svardos.org/svardos/packages svardos-packages
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$ svn co svn://YOURLOGIN@svn.svardos.org/svardos/packages svardos-packages
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It is a one time only action that should create a "svardos-packages" directory
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It is a one time only action that should create a "svardos-packages" directory
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on your disk. Inside you will find all SvarDOS packages.
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on your disk. Inside you will find all SvarDOS packages.
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=== UPLOADING A NEW PACKAGE ===================================================
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=== UPLOADING A NEW PACKAGE ===================================================
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So you have created this new SvarDOS ZIP package with some very cool software
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So you have created this new SvarDOS SVP package with some very cool software
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in it. Great! To upload it to the SvarDOS online repo, copy your zip package
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in it. Great! To upload it to the SvarDOS online repo, copy your zip package
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to your local svardos-packages directory. Then, instruct svn to add the new
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to your local svardos-packages directory. Then, instruct svn to add the new
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file(s) to the repo:
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file(s) to the repo:
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$ cd svardos-packages
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$ cd svardos-packages
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$ svn add package.zip
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$ svn add package.svp
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$ svn add package.src <-- optional, only if the package has available sources
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$ svn add package.zip <-- optional, only if the package has available sources
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Review the changes to make sure you added the right files:
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Review the changes to make sure you added the right files:
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$ svn st
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$ svn st
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...and if everything's all right, push (commit) the changes to the svn server:
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...and if everything's all right, push (commit) the changes to the svn server:
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$ svn commit -m 'new package added: PACKAGE_NAME'
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$ svn commit -m 'new package added: PACKAGE_NAME'
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Done! Your package should appear in the online repository within a minute or
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Done! Your package should appear in the online repository within a minute or
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two.
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two.
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=== UPDATING A PACKAGE (ADD A NEW VERSION) ====================================
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=== UPDATING A PACKAGE (ADD A NEW VERSION) ====================================
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Let's imagine that we have a package named NASM in version 2.12. A new version
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Let's imagine that we have a package named NASM in version 2.12. A new version
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of this software has been released, you tested it, found it stable so you
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of this software has been released, you tested it, found it stable so you
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packaged it. How to add it to the SvarDOS packages repository?
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packaged it. How to add it to the SvarDOS packages repository?
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First, you need to rename the current package's filename so it becomes an
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First, you need to rename the current package's filename so it becomes an
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"alternative version":
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"alternative version":
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$ cd svardos-packages
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$ cd svardos-packages
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$ svn mv nasm.zip nasm-2.12.zip
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$ svn mv nasm.svp nasm-2.12.svp
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$ svn mv nasm.src nasm-2.12.src <-- optional (only if package has sources)
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$ svn mv nasm.zip nasm-2.12.zip <-- optional (only if package has sources)
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Then, add the new version as the "current" version:
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Then, add the new version as the "current" version:
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$ svn add nasm.zip
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$ svn add nasm.svp
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$ svn add nasm.src <-- optional (only if package has sources)
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$ svn add nasm.zip <-- optional (only if package has sources)
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Finally, review and commit your changes:
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Finally, review and commit your changes:
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$ svn st
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$ svn st
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$ svn commit -m 'updated NASM to version 2.13'
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$ svn commit -m 'updated NASM to version 2.13'
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=== REMOVING A PACKAGE ========================================================
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=== REMOVING A PACKAGE ========================================================
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On rare occasions it may be necessary to delete some packages. For example if
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On rare occasions it may be necessary to delete some packages. For example if
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they proved to be harmful in some way, or if their licensing is not compatible
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they proved to be harmful in some way, or if their licensing is not compatible
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with SvarDOS distribution, etc. Removing a package means deleting it from the
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with SvarDOS distribution, etc. Removing a package means deleting it from the
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svn repository and commiting the change. Example:
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svn repository and commiting the change. Example:
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$ cd svardos-packages
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$ cd svardos-packages
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$ svn del package.zip
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$ svn del package.svp
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$ svn del package.zip <-- only if zip with sources exists
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$ svn commit -m 'removed package PACKAGE_NAME because (reason here)'
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$ svn commit -m 'removed package PACKAGE_NAME because (reason here)'
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======================================================================= EOF ===
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======================================================================= EOF ===
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