User:Mziaei1/eclipse/fedpkg

Fedora Package Process

Create Account

If you are a new package maintainer:

• Create a new account on Fedora Account System (FAS)
• Create a bugzilla account
  • Make sure you have an account in Red Hat bugzilla.
• Install the client tools

Koji, generate a client side certificate at FAS, install fedora-packager

Make a Package

• Make sure it is a new package.
• Create an RPM package:

Create a new RPM project, create a spec file, upload source files, export source/binary RPM

• Make sure it is a suitable package (Read the packaging guidelines - Read other submissions)

Assist at creating FAS account/Red Hat bugzilla account, etc. Maybe create an interactive help page, which walks one through the steps Create an RPM spec-file project Use RPM-stubby to create a spec-file stub Contributor works on spec-file. Tests on local builds. Support mock builds. Export SRPM/spec-file for review (provide space to enter URL of hosted SRPM/.spec or scp to fedorapeople.org) and create review-request bug (using mylyn) Create an RPM .spec project Contributor works on spec-file. Tests on local builds. Support mock builds. Export SRPM/spec-file for review (scp to fedorapeople.org) and create review-request bug (using mylyn)

Submit For Review

• Join the mailing lists (introduce yourself)
• Upload your package (e.g. to repos.fedorapeople.org)
• Create your review request (--set an appropriate flag for package review, inform upstream)
• Watch the bugzilla report for feedback

Ready to Ship

Follow these steps after your package is approved by reviewers.

• Obtain member sponsorship (to check in and build your package)
• Add package to Source Code Management (SCM) system and Set Owner
• Check out the empty module from SCM

fedpkg clone <packagename>

• Test your package ?

using Mock or Koji build systems

Update your SCM

• Import and commit your SRPM into master branch
• Build your package
• Submit your package as update in Bodhi
• Close the bugzilla account
• Add the package to the comp files --if appropriate for the package
• Enable Upstream Release Monitoring