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=== Packaging Guidelines ===
=== Packaging Guidelines ===


The [[Packaging:Committee|Packaging Committee]] handles the rules and [[:Category:Packaging guidelines|guidelines]] for writing SPEC files for software in Fedora. The most important ones:
The [[Packaging:Committee|Packaging Committee]] handles the rules and [[:Category:Packaging guidelines|guidelines]] for writing SPEC files for software in Fedora, which can be found on the [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora Docs] website. The most important ones:


* [[Packaging:Guidelines| Packaging Guidelines]]
* [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/ Packaging Guidelines]
* [[Packaging:LicensingGuidelines |Licensing Guidelines]]
* [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/LicensingGuidelines/ Licensing Guidelines]
* [[Packaging:NamingGuidelines| Package Naming Guidelines]]
* [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Naming/ Package Naming Guidelines]
* [[Packaging:DistTag| Dist Tag Guidelines]]
* [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/DistTag/ Dist Tag Guidelines]
* [[Packaging:ReviewGuidelines| Package Review Guidelines]]
* [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/ReviewGuidelines/ Package Review Guidelines]
* [[Packaging:Scriptlets| Recipes for RPM post scripts]]
* [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Scriptlets/ Recipes for RPM post scripts]


=== Introduction to packaging ===
=== Introduction to packaging ===
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* [[Using Mock to test package builds]]
* [[Using Mock to test package builds]]
* [[Using the Koji build system]]
* [[Using the Koji build system]]
* [https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/docs/man_pages/bodhi.html Using the [[Bodhi]] CLI tool]
* [https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/docs/user/man_pages/bodhi.html Using the [[Bodhi]] CLI tool]
* [[Milestone freezes]] - how the Fedora Alpha, Beta and Final freezes affect packagers
* [[Milestone freezes]] - how the Fedora Alpha, Beta and Final freezes affect packagers
* [[Fedora Release Life Cycle]] - information on the Fedora development process, particularly various freeze dates and such
* [[Fedora Release Life Cycle]] - information on the Fedora development process, particularly various freeze dates and such

Revision as of 01:09, 25 September 2019

Fedora Packages are maintained collectively by a community of both Red Hat members and volunteers.

Contributing roles

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Contributing roles
This is only a suggestion for contributing roles. Only your imagination sets the limits.

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OS Developer

Other useful links for Package Maintainers

Get Involved

  • Package Review Process - describes the formal review process (for both contributors and reviewers)
  • Packaging SIGs - Informal groups of packagers working on specific areas of the distribution
  • EPEL - Rebuild of Fedora packages for RHEL or compatible derivatives

Packaging Guidelines

The Packaging Committee handles the rules and guidelines for writing SPEC files for software in Fedora, which can be found on the Fedora Docs website. The most important ones:

Introduction to packaging

Procedures, Policies and Guides

Resources for Fedora Package Collection contributors

Important Mailing Lists

  • devel-announce is a low traffic, announcements only, list, where important development information is posted.
  • devel is a high traffic mailing list, where discussions about the development of Fedora are held.
  • package-announce is a very high traffic mailing list, where notifications are given for all the commits in any package in the Fedora repository. Note that the Fedora package database sends commit mails for packages you (co-)maintain.
  • packaging is the mailing list of the Fedora Packaging Committee, who determine the official packaging guidelines for Fedora projects.

Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo)

Fedora technical management is organized by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo).

Subcategories

This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.

Pages in category "Package Maintainers"

The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.