Hello,
You read my mind! I have been thinking of doing this since the day I saw
the engineering and scientific group.
Nice to know! Great minds or idiots you choose!
A good starting point would perhaps be to email the release engineering list [1] and state your intention citing the comps files. [2]
Excuse my inexperience,
What is the method to achieve this then? Is it to write a comps file to define the categories and sub-categories, then include this in the Spin, or in Fedora in general?
What would be the best way to get suggestions of categories / packages from the wider community? And what about intergration with groups such as the Astronomy SIG?
Also, would the best place to start be to branch the comps files git tree? Or not?!
As far as I know, Fedora's "package groups" try to address such a concern. I might be completely off track here though. But, please discuss this
issue on the packaging list[.]
I have emailed the packaging list about this FYI.
Thanks
Stuart
Hello:
On 10/17/2011 11:28 PM, Stuart Mumford wrote:
Hello,
You read my mind! I have been thinking of doing this since the day I
saw the engineering and scientific group.
Nice to know! Great minds or idiots you choose!
A good starting point would perhaps be to email the release engineering list [1] and state your intention citing the comps files. [2]
Excuse my inexperience,
What is the method to achieve this then? Is it to write a comps file to define the categories and sub-categories, then include this in the Spin, or in Fedora in general?
Here is what I did when I submitted a patch to one of the comps file:
- Checked out the comps files from the git repository - Made my changes. Please see [1] - Discussed the patch on the release engineering list and request someone to push it on behalf of you.
What would be the best way to get suggestions of categories / packages from the wider community? And what about intergration with groups such as the Astronomy SIG?
Regarding the first question: I think the SciTech SIG list (this one) is the best place. You might want to kickstart a new thread with your proposal and initial thoughts.
Regarding the second question, I am not quite sure. SciTech SIG is definitely the more general group, so to speak. Integration is something which I personally am not too sure about..sorry.
Also, would the best place to start be to branch the comps files git tree? Or not?!
Yes, please.
As far as I know, Fedora's "package groups" try to address such a concern. I might be completely off track here though. But, please discuss
this issue on the packaging list[.]
I have emailed the packaging list about this FYI.
Great. Shall look forward to any further updates on this.
[1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_use_and_edit_comps.xml_for_package_grou...
Best, Amit
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