[vlc-devel] Re: Looking for SUSE package maintainer .......

[Derk-Jan Hartman]

http://developers.videolan.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vlc/vlc.spec

The current redhat specfile for VLC.

DJ

On 18 apr 2004, at 23:02, Jean-Paul Saman wrote:

> Brian,
>
> Great that you volunteer for the task of SUSE package maintainer. Most 
> of the work would be to compile, package and test for SUSE packages. 
> And that is a hell of a job ;-).
>
> I suggest you start out with the RedHat RPM packages and adapt them to 
> work also on SUSE (if possible though). Then start creating packages 
> for ALL the additional libraries needed by VLC. See the 
> http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download_redhat.html for an idea of how 
> many packages and dependencies to tackle.
>
> Brian wrote:
>
>> I noticed the posting looking for a SUSE package maintainer.  I fear
>> that I am far to ignorant for the position, but thought I would look
>> into exactly what I would need to do.  I do software development(
>> although not in C) and have been using and administering Linux boxes 
>> for
>> 2-3 years.  I am proficient at and prefer CLI, but not an expert.
>>
> A bit of C skill and system administration is needed for this job. I 
> think you will do fine.
>
>> If some one can let me know what all I would need to do, and perhaps
>> point me towards some documentation I would be willing to take a whack
>> at it.
>>
>>
> Don't be afraid to ask help to this community. We always try to help 
> and give suggestions.
>
> -- 
>
> Many greetings,
> Jean-Paul Saman
>
> Consultant
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>
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