[csw-maintainers] gnulib how to

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Maciej,

Am 09.03.2010 um 09:16 schrieb Maciej (Matchek) Blizinski:
> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Ben Walton <bwalton at opencsw.org>  
> wrote:
>> I've finished the first draft of the 'how to integrate gnulib' wiki
>> page.  If anyone is interested in reading it, I'd be interested in
>> feedback on unclear wording, topics that need more depth, etc.
>>
>> http://wiki.opencsw.org/adding-gnulib
>
> This howto tells about gnulib in general.  How about making it more
> GAR-specific?  There are lots of detail to how to integrate the
> merging of gnulib into gar.
>
> For example:
>
> - first, you need to gmake extract
> - initialize a git repository in work/.../foo-1.2.3
> - then gmake patch (if any patches are there already)
> - submit the patches to git
> - do some stuff
> - submit to git
> - do more stuff
> - submit to git again (to separate from the previous stuff)
> - use git-format-patch
>
> etc.
>
> There can be also the step of adding a pre-configure target
> (autoreconf?) to the Makefile.
>
> What do you think?

Good idea. Additionally, you have made some work towards git-patching
in GAR. What is missing there for release? It would make things easier.
Especially the patch-rebuild-update the patch-cycle.


Best regards

   -- Dago