[gentoo-java] Java application Ebuild

[gentoo-java] Java application Ebuild

[Luca Casagrande]

Hello everybody,

I wanna start developing an ebuild for an application called  
Geoserver ( http://geoserver.org/ ) and need some indications.
I did ebuild for non java application, but really don't know how  
handle this one.

For example got 2 things to understand:

1- Which version should i use to install the package from http:// 
docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOS/Latest ?

2- This application uses a Web Server and a Java container..is it ok  
to set Tomcat as a dependencies?

I am reading the java guide linked in irc channel's topic..

Thank you for the help!

P.S. this is also the ebuild request: http://bugs.gentoo.org/ 
show_bug.cgi?id=180559

Luca


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Re: [gentoo-java] Java application Ebuild

[Alistair Bush]

Luca Casagrande wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I wanna start developing an ebuild for an application called Geoserver (
> http://geoserver.org/ ) and need some indications.
> I did ebuild for non java application, but really don't know how handle
> this one.
> 
> For example got 2 things to understand:
> 
> 1- Which version should i use to install the package from
> http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOS/Latest ?

The latest?  Having a look on the website that looks to be 1.5.3.  The
source bundle has to be versioned, that is about the only limitation.

> 
> 2- This application uses a Web Server and a Java container..is it ok to
> set Tomcat as a dependencies?

Only depend on the exact parts of tomcat that are required.  I would
guess that it will only actually require a servlet api.

Further support for the different servlet api's implementation is very
close to being completed, and will not be difficult to migrate.


> 
> I am reading the java guide linked in irc channel's topic..

Good, for an ebuild to be accepted it will have to meet those standards
(and more), don't worry, we will point out any errors.

> 
> Thank you for the help!
> 
> P.S. this is also the ebuild request:
> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=180559
> 
> Luca
> 
> 

Thanks for you work


Alistair

ps htpp://devmanual.gentoo.org is also a great general ebuild reference.
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