Hi Jorge, > If I do not want to package it myself, does debian have a process in > place to request a packager for it?
not really; packagers are all volunteers who mostly package things they use. Back in 2005 I got involved with Debian packaging because I wanted to have my software available for Debian users ☺ You could probably bribe someone, maybe someone in the Java packages team is available for a couple of coffees/beers/something… But keep in mind that, for the first packaging, the review will most likely point out things that should be addressed upstream (i.e. in your repo), such as bundled JARs (which Mechtilde already hinted at). If you find someone to package your software, be prepared to work at it together with them, otherwise it’ll be a frustrating experience both ways. Another thing to have in mind is that all dependencies must also have been packaged for Debian. (And that your software must work with the versions of those dependencies that are shipped in Debian, even if you use different versions upstream.) If not, the dependencies need to be packaged first… recursively. While this is true for all software, few Java software, compared to C, is available already… Good luck, //mirabilos -- tarent solutions GmbH Rochusstraße 2-4, D-53123 Bonn • http://www.tarent.de/ Tel: +49 228 54881-393 • Fax: +49 228 54881-235 HRB 5168 (AG Bonn) • USt-ID (VAT): DE122264941 Geschäftsführer: Dr. Stefan Barth, Kai Ebenrett, Boris Esser, Alexander Steeg
