On 1/9/07, Peter Portante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sure, I'll give it a shot. Where is the xemacs package description > maintained? How do I get a copy of it and modify it and submit a change? Who > will review the changes I make to ensure that I am doing this correctly, and > not just computing pi to 30,000 digits? > > Now, becoming the maintainer would only occur if I am successful, right? :) > > Thanks Alexander, > > -peter >
(Check the link to the packaging tutorial if you need additional information, as well) The file is on your system, so getting it is no problem--use the version in the unstable tree: /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/finkinfo/editors/xemacs.info To modify it--we recommend editing a local copy, so try the following mkdir -p /sw/fink/dists/local/main/finkinfo cp /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/finkinfo/editors/xemacs.info\ /sw/fink/dists/local/main/finkinfo (you may need to use "sudo" in front of the above two commands, deepending on how the permissions of local are set.) Then edit the copy that lives in the local tree. You should use your favorite text editor, possibly as root, e.g. "sudo xemacs /sw/fink/dists/local/main/finkinfo/xemacs.info" Also, check that the Trees: line in /sw/etc/fink.conf has local/main as one of its entries--if not then you'll need to add it. Running "fink index ; fink scanpackages" should ensure that Fink is now looking at your version, and you can just use the normal commands to build it. To submit it, (after it runs for you) go to http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=17203&atid=414256 . You'll need to get a Sourceforge ID if you don't have one already--make sure that it's on an account that you actually check on occasion because the tracker will send you email about the item. One of the developers (probably me) will review it. By the way, it should be pretty simple--I did a quick stab at it, and the following changes were sufficient to get it to build: Version: 21.4.20 Revision: 1001 Epoch: 1 Source: mirror:custom:stable/%n-%v.tar.bz2 Source-MD5: b0c98bb6f2d7818f4183f8c8e9afb867 The Revision could be something else, but we like some separation between 10.3 and 10.4. (11 or 101 are fine, too) It seemed to build and run, but you know what fixes you're looking for (and I've got an adequate load on my plate). Give it a try, and check back here if you have any questions--we like maintainers to submit a _working_ package to the tracker. > > On 1/8/07 8:11 PM, "Alexander Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 1/8/07, Peter Portante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I am looking to get v21.4.20 up as it contains (in .18) some fixes for OS X > >> I am looking for. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> -peter > >> > >> > > > > The package is currently unmaintained. > > > > If you'd like to help, you might consider trying to modify the > > existing xemacs-21.4.15 package description file to work with 21.4.20 > > and become the maintainer. > > > > I'll refer you to http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/quick-start-pkg/index.php > > -- Alexander K. Hansen (akh) Fink Documenter (still) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
