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If you're looking at creating your own package, or porting software, the first things to do are: | If you're looking at creating your own package, or porting software, the first things to do are: | ||
# Check if someone already ported the package (if it in the repository? Is there an issue for it?) | |||
# Check if there already are Debian packaging scripts/files. Debian packages a LOT of software, so it's likely that the software is already in the Maemo repository, or someone at least has build scripts for it. | # Check if there already are Debian packaging scripts/files. Debian packages a LOT of software, so it's likely that the software is already in the Maemo repository, or someone at least has build scripts for it. | ||
# (TODO) | # (TODO) | ||
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Maemo Fremantle ("Nokia Maemo for the N900") contains a lot of packages that are open source. Most of them should run with very few changes on Maemo Leste, the main changes you will need to make will be: | Maemo Fremantle ("Nokia Maemo for the N900") contains a lot of packages that are open source. Most of them should run with very few changes on Maemo Leste, the main changes you will need to make will be: | ||
# Check if someone already ported the package (if it in the repository? Is there an issue for it?) | |||
# Updating of the Debian packaging files/scripts. | # Updating of the Debian packaging files/scripts. | ||
# Porting to newer libraries if old libraries are used (OpenSSL 0.9.8 -> OpenSSL 1.1.x, Qt4 -> Qt5, etc) | # Porting to newer libraries if old libraries are used (OpenSSL 0.9.8 -> OpenSSL 1.1.x, Qt4 -> Qt5, etc) | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 27 July 2019
Porting / Creating packages
If you're looking at creating your own package, or porting software, the first things to do are:
- Check if someone already ported the package (if it in the repository? Is there an issue for it?)
- Check if there already are Debian packaging scripts/files. Debian packages a LOT of software, so it's likely that the software is already in the Maemo repository, or someone at least has build scripts for it.
- (TODO)
Porting existing Maemo Fremantle packages
Maemo Fremantle ("Nokia Maemo for the N900") contains a lot of packages that are open source. Most of them should run with very few changes on Maemo Leste, the main changes you will need to make will be:
- Check if someone already ported the package (if it in the repository? Is there an issue for it?)
- Updating of the Debian packaging files/scripts.
- Porting to newer libraries if old libraries are used (OpenSSL 0.9.8 -> OpenSSL 1.1.x, Qt4 -> Qt5, etc)
- Fixing any compile errors/warnings due to more strict compile flags
Source of the packages can be found at one of these places:
If you import a package, please try to preserve history if possible (converting from svn -> git is not too hard)
