Re: Sharing my packages for CYGWIN
On 18/11/2022 14:32, Keith Christian wrote: Carlo, Since you are successfully creating Cygwin packages, one thing that would be very helpful is a detailed set of instructions for cygport to create a Cygwin package from source. There are instructions posted on the Cygwin website and other info about cygport, but I have not found a comprehensive document that makes packaging nearly "mistake-proof" for uninitiated packagers. (Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.) I know our documentation could be improved, but you seem to be asking for something which seems impossible. Some pieces of software are complex and very hard to package, and even experienced packagers can make mistakes. Can you perhaps explain more specifically where you get stuck in the process, and cannot find help? E.g., I want to create an up to date Ansible package for personal use, as the current version in Cygwin is 2.8.4, and it appears Ansible is up to at least 2.10.7, as that version is available in Debian Bullseye. As [1] suggests, you should start by taking the existing package and updating the version number. Hopefully it just works, but we cannot possibly anticipate all of the package-specific problems that might arise. [1] https://cygwin.com/packaging-contributors-guide.html#adopt -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Sharing my packages for CYGWIN
On 17/11/2022 15:18, Carlo B. wrote: Hello, at this address I did a repository of packages that I made for CYGWIN: https://github.com/carlo-bramini/packages-cygwin Sometimes, when I need something not existing (or newer) into the official list of packages for CYGWIN, I upload it here. All these packages exists also in all major linux distributions. I hope that you will find it useful. Thanks for working on these. I'd really encourage you to share your updated .cygport files on the cygwin-apps list, even if you don't wish to take over maintainer-ship of those packages. That means your efforts are available via our setup and package repository mirrors, and so will reach a wider audience than just hosting the package yourself. -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Sharing my packages for CYGWIN
Carlo, Since you are successfully creating Cygwin packages, one thing that would be very helpful is a detailed set of instructions for cygport to create a Cygwin package from source. There are instructions posted on the Cygwin website and other info about cygport, but I have not found a comprehensive document that makes packaging nearly "mistake-proof" for uninitiated packagers. (Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.) E.g., I want to create an up to date Ansible package for personal use, as the current version in Cygwin is 2.8.4, and it appears Ansible is up to at least 2.10.7, as that version is available in Debian Bullseye. Thanks. -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Sharing my packages for CYGWIN
On 11/17/2022 10:18 AM, Carlo B. wrote: Hello, at this address I did a repository of packages that I made for CYGWIN: https://github.com/carlo-bramini/packages-cygwin Sometimes, when I need something not existing (or newer) into the official list of packages for CYGWIN, I upload it here. All these packages exists also in all major linux distributions. I hope that you will find it useful. It would be more useful if you would volunteer to be the Cygwin maintainer of some or all of these packages. Please follow-up on the cygwin-apps list if you are willing to do this. Ken -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
