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== Package Management and Development ==
== Package Management and Development ==
=== Overview ===
=== Overview ===
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TODO: add a paragraph about the big picture of packaging development process. Introduction to RPM. Introduction to OBS. Basic concepts of Package Management.
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Like other Linux distros, MeeGo is a package-based system, and it is using RPM package end. The RPM packages are managed in ZYpper repos. The MeeGo development is done by using [[Open Build System]] (OBS). If you are a serious and frequent MeeGo contributor, you need an OBS account to commit your changes back to MeeGo. Other casual contributors can work without using OBS, but you need a MeeGo development team member to help review and commit your changes into MeeGo.
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Two flowcharts: one is how to development with OBS, the other is the workflow of how to development without using OBS.
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TODO: Two flowcharts: one is how to development with OBS, the other is the workflow of how to development without using OBS.
* MeeGo is using RPM as package end and ZYpper for repo  
* MeeGo is using RPM as package end and ZYpper for repo  

Revision as of 08:22, 4 July 2011

This page describes basic information you needed if you want to contribute to MeeGo. Target audience is community member who wish to involve in MeeGo development.

Contents

Package Management and Development

Overview

Like other Linux distros, MeeGo is a package-based system, and it is using RPM package end. The RPM packages are managed in ZYpper repos. The MeeGo development is done by using Open Build System (OBS). If you are a serious and frequent MeeGo contributor, you need an OBS account to commit your changes back to MeeGo. Other casual contributors can work without using OBS, but you need a MeeGo development team member to help review and commit your changes into MeeGo.

TODO: Two flowcharts: one is how to development with OBS, the other is the workflow of how to development without using OBS.

Development with MeeGo OBS account

Development without MeeGo OBS account

Packaging

Process

Developer Tools

Image Creation

OBS command line

Spec tool

Distribution Infrastructure

Software Repo

Links

Personal tools