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diff --git a/web/html/guidelines.html b/web/html/guidelines.html deleted file mode 100644 index c2acd772..00000000 --- a/web/html/guidelines.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,273 +0,0 @@ -<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> -<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><title>AUR Guidelines</title> - - <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> - <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://archlinux.org/docs/css/arch-styles.css"></head> - - - - <body> - <h1>AUR Guidelines</h1> - - <div class="date">Jun 08, 2005</div> - <div class="version">1.1.0</div> - - <address> - Ben Mazer - <a class="email" href="mailto:blm@groknil.org">blm@groknil.org</a> - </address> - <address> - The Trusted Users - <a class="email" href="mailto:aur-general@archlinux.org">aur-general@archlinux.org</a> - </address> - - <h2 id="summary">Summary</h2> - <p> - Basic guidelines for the Arch User Repository. - </p> - - <h2 id="toc">Table Of Contents</h2> - <div class="toc"> - <ol> - <li><a href="#purpose">Purpose</a></li> - <li><a href="#user">The User</a> - <ol> - <li><a href="#usersub">Submitting Packages</a></li> - - </ol> - </li> - <li><a href="#tu">The TU</a> - <ol> - <li><a href="#tuaddition">Adding a TU</a></li> - <li><a href="#turemoval">Removing a TU</a></li> - <li><a href="#otherduties">Other Duties</a></li> -<li><a href="#tuguidelines">Guidelines for Package Maintenance</a> - <ol> - <li><a href="#accessing">Accessing the Repo</a></li> - <li><a href="#adopting">Adopting a package</a></li> - <li><a href="#disowning">Disowning a package</a></li> - <li><a href="#pkgguidelines">Packaging Etiquette</a></li> - </ol> - </li> - - - </ol> </li> - <li><a href="#faq">Frequently Asked Questions</a></li> - </ol> - </div> - - <h2 id="purpose">Purpose</h2> - <p> - The <acronym title="Arch User Repository">AUR</acronym> -is a community of Arch users, where packages outside of the core Arch -distribution are maintained. The AUR Community Repo is a supplement to -the EXTRA and CURRENT repositories; less popular packages will be -maintained as a service to the general Arch-using population. Packages -in the AUR will depend on EXTRA and CURRENT. <br><br> The AUR was -created to lift the burden on the developers. They should be allowed to -focus on adding new features, rather than doing the mundane job of -package maintenance. Therefore, all packages start inside the AUR, and -as developers consider them crucial to the distribution, they will be -adopted into EXTRA/CURRENT. The AUR was also created to allow easy -participation. Arch is completely volunteer-based, and needs help from -its users. Lastly, the AUR helps to further the Arch philosophy of -KISS. The Arch Core (EXTRA/CURRENT/UNSTABLE) is a complete -distribution, but it does not attempt to provide every single package. -The AUR helps by maintaining less popular packages; but the AUR also -follows KISS, and only popular packages from UNSUPPORTED will make it -into the official AUR repository. </p> - <h2 id="user">The User</h2> - <p> Users of the -AUR can do many things, the main function being to download and use -packages. One can access the AUR by adding this to their pacman.conf -file:<br><br> - <code>[community]<br>Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/community/os/i686/</code><br><br> -But a user can also help with package maintenance, by: submitting -packages (and then maintaining them while they remain in UNSUPPORTED), -filing bug reports, reporting out-of-date packages, helping with other -user-submitted PKGBUILDs, and voting for packages that should be -maintained by the TUs. Once a user account has been created, all -functions can be performed inside the web interface. </p><h3 id="usersub">Submitting Packages</h3> - <p> -Inside the web interface, a user can submit a tarball (tar.gz) of a -directory containing build files for a package. The directory inside -the tarball should contain a PKGBUILD, any .install files, patches, etc -(<b>no binaries</b>). Examples of what a directory looks like can be seen inside /var/abs. <br><br> - When submitting a package, observe the following rules: - </p><ul> - <li>Check -EXTRA, CURRENT, UNSTABLE, UNSUPPORTED, and AUR for the package. If it -is inside any of those repositories in any form, do not submit the -package (if the package is broken in some way, file a bug report). </li> - <li>Verify -carefully that what you are uploading is correct. Follow the -TU/Developer Package Building Guidelines exactly. Broken packages make -the AUR messy, and prevent the TUs from doing their other duties. </li> - <li>If -you are unsure about the package (or the build/submission process) in -any way, submit the PKGBUILD to the AUR Mailing List for public review -before adding it to the AUR.</li> - <li>Make sure the package -is useful. Will anyone else want to use this package? Is it extremely -specialized? If more than a few people would find this package useful, -it is appropriate for submission. </li> - <li>Gain some experience before submitting packages. Build a few packages to learn the process and then submit. </li> - <li>Do -not abandon packages. While in UNSUPPORTED, it is the user's job to -maintain the package. If you do not want to maintain the package for -some reason, post a message to the AUR Mailing List. </li> - </ul> - - - <h2 id="tu">The TU</h2> - <p> -The TU -or Trusted User- is a member of the community charged with -keeping the AUR in working order. He maintains popular packages, and -votes in administrative matters. A TU is elected from active community -members by current TUs in a democratic process. TUs are the only -members who have a final say in the direction of the AUR. </p> - <h3 id="tuaddition">Adding a TU</h3> - <p> -TUs are only added as needed, and applications will only be accepted at -certain times. Check the AUR website for details on whether -applications are being accepted. <br><br> -TUs are elected democratically. If you would like to become a TU, a -sponsor (another TU) is needed. You must solicit requests for a sponsor -privately before posting on the mailing list. After this is received, a -request must be made on the AUR Mailing List by the sponsor. Ideally, a -TU should have a specific subset of packages he wishes to maintain. <br><br> -Four other votes must be received from other TUs or developers for an -applicant to be accepted. Once these have been received, the user will -be given the proper passwords, and a TU will upgrade the user's status -on the web interface. <br><br> -Once an application has been published on the mailing list, it is open -for voting for 3 weeks. If the applicant does not receive enough votes -within that time period, he must wait 3 months to submit another -application, with vote tallies being reset. <br> - - </p> - <h3 id="turemoval">Sanctioning/Removing a TU</h3> - <p> -There is a basic sanctioning system for TUs. If a TU breaks a rule, -either official or through "community standards" when he was already -aware of this rule, one can request a sanction. If two other votes from -TUs are received, a sanction will be added. After two sanctions, the TU -will automatically come up for a removal vote. <br><br> If a TU is not working out, for any reason, one can -request him to be expelled. Someone requesting a removal of a TU must -state a valid reason, and why immediate removal is necessary. Almost -always, previous sanctions will be needed. With four additional votes, -that TU will be immediately removed and his packages will have to be -adopted by a different TU. </p> - <h3 id="otherduties">Other Duties</h3> - <p> -All other duties (changing rules, adding new regulations, new features, -etc) should be discussed openly on the AUR Mailing List and voted on. -Various pieces of documentation and code can have specified -"maintainers" that can perform basic updates (typo/bug fixes) without a -vote, but any changes should be reported on the mailing list. Any major -changes should receive a simple majority vote. </p> - <h3 id="tuguidelines">Guidelines for Package Maintenance</h3> - <p> - </p> - <h4 id="accessing">Accessing the Repo</h4> - <p> - Follow these instructions for uploading/modifying packages once you have become a TU: - </p><ol> - <li>Install the "aurtools" package.</li> - <li>Email Jason (<a class="email" href="mailto:jason@archlinux.org">jason@archlinux.org</a>) for a CVS account.</li> - <li>Run the following commands to checkout the AUR CVS:<br> - <kbd> - export CVSROOT=":pserver:<userid>@cvs.archlinux.org:/home/cvs-community"<br> - cvs login<br> - cvs co community</kbd></li> - <li>To add a PKGBUILD and other build files:<br> - <kbd> - cvs add <directory><br> - cd <directory><br> - cvs add PKGBUILD<br> - .<br> - .<br> - cvs commit</kbd></li> - <li>To upload a binary package: - <kbd>tupkg --user <userid> --password <password> <packagefile.pkg.tar.gz></kbd></li> - <li>After uploading a package and committing the build files, tag the files with this command: - <kbd>cvs tag -cFR CURRENT <newpackagebuilddir></kbd></li> - <li>Package -changes should be available within 10 minutes. Verify everything was -uploaded properly, then select the newly added or updated package in -the web interface and set yourself as the maintainer.</li> - </ol> - - <h4 id="adopting">Adopting Packages</h4> - <p> -A TU may adopt any package at any time. But because the TU's time is -limited, he should try to only adopt popular packages. The voting -mechanism in the AUR allows a TU to quickly gage which packages users -want. <br><br> -If a package receives 25 votes, it may be adopted by a TU. A maintainer -should adopt it via the web interface. That maintainer is then -responsible for bug fixes and new version updates. Packages must be -properly cleaned and fixed after adoption. </p> - - <h4 id="disowning">Disowning packages</h4> - <p> -If a TU can't or doesn't want to maintain a package any longer, a -notice should be posted to the AUR Mailing List, so another TU can -maintain it. A package can still be disowned even if no other TU wants -to maintain it, but the TUs should try not to drop many packages (they -shouldn't take on more than they have time for). If a package has -become obsolete or isn't used any longer, it can be removed completely -as well. <br><br> -If a package has been removed completely, it can be uploaded once again -(fresh) to UNSUPPORTED, where a regular user can maintain the package -instead of the TU. </p> - <h4 id="pkgguidelines">Packaging Etiquette</h4> - <p> - Adhere to the following rules when building/maintaining packages: - <br> - </p><ul> - <li>Follow all rules in the <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/docs/en/guide/install/arch-install-guide.html#build">Arch Packaging Guidelines</a>.</li> - <li>Always run Namcap on all packages and PKGBUILDs.</li> - <li>All -important messages should be echoed inside the .install file. For -example, if a package needs extra setup to work, directions should be -echoed. </li> - <li>Any optional dependencies that aren't -needed to run the package or have it generally function shouldn't be -included, but a warning message inside the .install file should echo -something like: "To enable SMB support, download the Samba package."</li> - - <li>Always look at current packages for ideas on how various problems should be handled. Most problems have already been solved. </li> - <li>Dependencies -are the most common packaging error. Namcap can help detect them, but -it is not always correct. Verify dependencies by looking at source -documentation and the program website. </li> - <li>All packages should be buildable as a user, under fakeroot. </li> - <li>New user creation should only be done when absolutely necessary. </li> - <li>Always -fill out all applicable fields in the PKGBUILD (never forget a URL, -md5sum, etc). The LICENSE variable is not currently used, but will be -very shortly. </li> - <li>All custom variables should begin with an underscore (_). </li> - <li>A PKGBUILD should never modify any files outside of the build directory. </li> - </ul> - - <h2 id="faq">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> - <p> - Q: What is the difference between the AUR, COMMUNITY, and TUR? Why don't packages I upload to the AUR show up in pacman?<br><br> -A: The TUR, or Trusted User Repository, was the old system used to -manage user submissions. It had a number of flaws, so was discontinued. -The TUR website is still up, but is dead and will be removed shortly. -AUR is the official replacement for the TUR. It is a web system that -allows users to submit their own PKGBUILDs for both the TUs and the -general community to see. COMMUNITY is a new Arch repository, run by -the TUs, that is available via pacman.<br><br> -User submitted PKGBUILDs are available from the AUR, but because they -have not been reviewed, packages are not available. If a PKGBUILD is -reviewed, and receives many votes, it may "graduate" into the COMMUNITY -repo. There it will easily be retrievable from pacman.<br><br> -If you are a new user, it is safe to use the COMMUNITY repo, as -packages have been verified. Any PKGBUILDs in the UNSUPPORTED section -of the AUR have not been tested, and could be dangerous or broken. Use -at your own risk. </p> - </body></html> |