[gentoo-user] How to contribute ebuilds?

[gentoo-user] How to contribute ebuilds?

[Victor]

Hello!

I have a couple of ebuilds for some software not in main tree, mainly
emacs and python modules.

What is the preferred way to contribute them without becoming a Gentoo
Developer?

Should I post them to bugzilla or maybe send to `python' and `emacs'
overlays (if so, how?), or `sunrise' overlay? Or create my own overlay?

-- Victor

Re: [gentoo-user] How to contribute ebuilds?

[Sam Jorna]

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On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 02:42:52PM +0300, Victor wrote:
> What is the preferred way to contribute them without becoming a Gentoo
> Developer?
> 
> Should I post them to bugzilla or maybe send to `python' and `emacs'
> overlays (if so, how?), or `sunrise' overlay? Or create my own overlay?

Hi!

You can file a "New Ebuild" request on Bugzilla (go to "New" -> "Gentoo
Linux" and select the component "New Ebuilds"), or you can fork the
Portage tree on GitHub[0] and submit a Pull Request.

If you're interested, you can also become a proxy-maintainer for the
package - you would be responsible for bugs and version-bumps, and while
you wouldn't have commit/push access to the development Portage tree,
the members of the Proxy Maintainers project[1] are there to help
prepare and commit ebuilds and patches.

Thanks in advance for the contribution!
--
Sam Jorna (wraeth)
GnuPG Key: D6180C26

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Re: [gentoo-user] How to contribute ebuilds?

[Sam Jorna]

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On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 09:50:57PM +1000, Sam Jorna wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 02:42:52PM +0300, Victor wrote:
> > What is the preferred way to contribute them without becoming a Gentoo
> > Developer?
> > 
> > Should I post them to bugzilla or maybe send to `python' and `emacs'
> > overlays (if so, how?), or `sunrise' overlay? Or create my own overlay?
> 
> Hi!
> 
> You can file a "New Ebuild" request on Bugzilla (go to "New" -> "Gentoo
> Linux" and select the component "New Ebuilds"), or you can fork the
> Portage tree on GitHub[0] and submit a Pull Request.
> 
> If you're interested, you can also become a proxy-maintainer for the
> package - you would be responsible for bugs and version-bumps, and while
> you wouldn't have commit/push access to the development Portage tree,
> the members of the Proxy Maintainers project[1] are there to help
> prepare and commit ebuilds and patches.
> 
> Thanks in advance for the contribution!

One day I will remember to include my references the first time
around... Today is not that day...

0: https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/
1: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers

--
Sam Jorna (wraeth)
GnuPG Key: D6180C26

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Re: [gentoo-user] How to contribute ebuilds?

[Victor]

On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:50:57 +1000
Sam Jorna <wraeth@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 02:42:52PM +0300, Victor wrote:
> > What is the preferred way to contribute them without becoming a
> > Gentoo Developer?
> > 
> > Should I post them to bugzilla or maybe send to `python' and `emacs'
> > overlays (if so, how?), or `sunrise' overlay? Or create my own
> > overlay?  
> 
> Hi!
> 
> You can file a "New Ebuild" request on Bugzilla (go to "New" ->
> "Gentoo Linux" and select the component "New Ebuilds"), or you can
> fork the Portage tree on GitHub[0] and submit a Pull Request.
> 
> If you're interested, you can also become a proxy-maintainer for the
> package - you would be responsible for bugs and version-bumps, and
> while you wouldn't have commit/push access to the development Portage
> tree, the members of the Proxy Maintainers project[1] are there to
> help prepare and commit ebuilds and patches.
> 
> Thanks in advance for the contribution!
> --
> Sam Jorna (wraeth)
> GnuPG Key: D6180C26

Thanks.

It's very nice that I can just submit a pull request! I've created one
for a few ebuilds.

[gentoo-user] Re: How to contribute ebuilds?

[James]

Victor <victor <at> enise.org> writes:


> I have a couple of ebuilds for some software not in main tree, mainly
> emacs and python modules.
> What is the preferred way to contribute them without becoming a Gentoo
> Developer?

I think the preferred method (it takes time to go down the gentoo-dev or
gentoo-proxy-maintainer pathways) is to setup a github acccount and post your 
body of work there because github makes it easy for folks to collaborate
with you and your work.

Who knows, maybe you'll also want to bring turbogears2 to gentoo? That would
be very, bery cool!   Turbogears1 use to be part of the packages available.
Turbogears2 is very cool [1]. 

> Should I post them to bugzilla or maybe send to `python' and `emacs'
> overlays (if so, how?), or `sunrise' overlay? Or create my own overlay?

Yes, that way, we get immediate access to the ebuilds to test them out and
give you feedback. Put up some details, related to these packages, either in
bgo or a github/blog, particularly if they are part of a theme you are pursuing.


hth,
James

[1] http://www.turbogears.org/current-status.html#

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to contribute ebuilds?

[Victor]

On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 17:11:54 +0000 (UTC)
James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> Victor <victor <at> enise.org> writes:
> 
> 
> > I have a couple of ebuilds for some software not in main tree,
> > mainly emacs and python modules.
> > What is the preferred way to contribute them without becoming a
> > Gentoo Developer?  
> 
> I think the preferred method (it takes time to go down the gentoo-dev
> or gentoo-proxy-maintainer pathways) is to setup a github acccount
> and post your body of work there because github makes it easy for
> folks to collaborate with you and your work.
> 
> [...]
> 
> > Should I post them to bugzilla or maybe send to `python' and `emacs'
> > overlays (if so, how?), or `sunrise' overlay? Or create my own
> > overlay?  
> 
> Yes, that way, we get immediate access to the ebuilds to test them
> out and give you feedback. Put up some details, related to these
> packages, either in bgo or a github/blog, particularly if they are
> part of a theme you are pursuing.

Thanks.

> Who knows, maybe you'll also want to bring turbogears2 to gentoo?
> That would be very, bery cool!   Turbogears1 use to be part of the
> packages available. Turbogears2 is very cool [1].

I've never used turbogears, I'll take a note :)