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== Maemian - The maemo policy checker == | == Maemian - The maemo policy checker == | ||
This is the wiki page for Maemian, the maemo policy checker. Maemian is designed to check maemo packages for policy compliance like debian's lintian does. The purpose is to try and improve the quality of packages, and therefor the user experience, of maemo software. Maemian is designed to follow packaging policy as defined by maemo which means the community is encouraged to participate in its design and functionality. | This is the wiki page for Maemian, the maemo policy checker. Maemian is designed to check maemo packages for policy compliance like debian's lintian does. The purpose is to try and improve the quality of packages, and therefor the user experience, of maemo software. Maemian is designed to follow packaging policy as defined by maemo which means the community is encouraged to participate in its design and functionality. | ||
| - | Currently Maemian is a straight port of linitan from debian. As such, it has limited use since maemo is not debian and has different needs and policy. Work is underway to convert lintian to Maemian however and anyone interested is encouraged to join the project. [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemian/ The garage page] for Maemian shows some information on the project and how to get involved. You can also [https://git.maemo.org/projects/maemian browse the git repository] or clone it and start hacking if you wish. | + | Currently Maemian is a straight port of linitan from debian. As such, it has limited use since maemo is not debian and has different needs and policy. Work is underway to convert lintian to Maemian however and anyone interested is encouraged to join the project. [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemian/ The garage page] for Maemian shows some information on the project and how to get involved. You can also [https://git.maemo.org/projects/maemiangitweb?p=maemian browse the git repository] or clone it and start hacking if you wish. |
Revision as of 14:20, 29 May 2009
Maemian - The maemo policy checker
This is the wiki page for Maemian, the maemo policy checker. Maemian is designed to check maemo packages for policy compliance like debian's lintian does. The purpose is to try and improve the quality of packages, and therefor the user experience, of maemo software. Maemian is designed to follow packaging policy as defined by maemo which means the community is encouraged to participate in its design and functionality.
Currently Maemian is a straight port of linitan from debian. As such, it has limited use since maemo is not debian and has different needs and policy. Work is underway to convert lintian to Maemian however and anyone interested is encouraged to join the project. The garage page for Maemian shows some information on the project and how to get involved. You can also browse the git repository or clone it and start hacking if you wish.