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Maemo packaging is generally similar to Debian packaging, with a few small differences, this article aims to illustrate some of those differences and aggregate the various resources on Maemo packaging.
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== Packaging policy ==
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Most of the specifics for Maemo packaging are outlined in the [http://maemo.org/forrest-images/pdf/maemo-policy.pdf Maemo packaging policy]. The policy is still in the draft stage, though, so certain parts are still incomplete or not entirely up to date.
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== Sections ==
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This is the list used in Fremantle/Maemo5 and is the same as the [http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail//maemo-developers/2008-October/035437.html final] list for Diablo as [[Task:Package_categories|discussed in the task]].
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Key
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! Example English i18n
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! Example apps
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|-
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| user/desktop
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| Desktop
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| Home, statusbar and taskbar applets
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|-
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| user/development
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| Programming
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| py2deb
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|-
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| user/education
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| Education
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| Flashcard apps
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|-
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| user/games
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| Games
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| Doom, Duke Nukem 3D
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|-
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| user/graphics
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| Graphics
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| Photo apps, GIMP, Inkscape, fonts
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|-
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| user/multimedia
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| Multimedia ''or'' Sound & Video
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| Canola, mplayer, Kagu, UKMP, MediaBox
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|-
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| user/navigation
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| (Location &) Navigation
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| maemo-mapper, Navit
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|-
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| user/network
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| Internet & Networking
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| Web browsers, Samba clients, OpenAFS, Transmission
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|-
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| user/office
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| Office
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| GPE, Claws, AbiWord
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|-
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| user/science
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| Science
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| gnuplot, Octave
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|-
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| user/system
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| System
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| rotation-support, enhanced kernels, themes
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|-
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| user/utilities
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| Utilities ''or'' Accessories
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| Calculators, terminals, text editors
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|-
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|}
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If the package's section starts "user/", but is not any of the above, the ''Application Manager'' forces them into an "Other" section.
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== Maemo-specific fields ==
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There are a number of Maemo-specific package fields that are handled by Application manager. The Application manager documentation [http://hildon-app-mgr.garage.maemo.org/packaging-stable.html outlines] them.
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== Displaying an icon in the Application Manager next to your package ==
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Displaying an icon in the Application Manager next to your package makes it look pretty and makes your package stand out, and it is not that hard to do.
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# Make an image that is '''48x48'''. The image can be saved in any format that is supported by GdkPixbufLoader on Maemo, but PNG is commonly used and suffices fine.
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# base64 encode the image. This can be done in many ways, depending on the platform, but I'll assume you are in scratchbox.
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<pre>
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apt-get update
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apt-get install sharutils
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uuencode -m <name of 48x48 image> <name of 48x48 image> > <name of 48x48 image>.base64
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</pre>
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# Add the field ''XB-Maemo-Icon-26'' to your debian/control (in Maemo4 the size of the icons was 26x26, hence the name of the field, '''which has not changed''')
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# Open the base64 version of your image and copy from the line under ''begin-base64 644 <name of 48x48 image>'' to the line above the ''===''
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# Add this to the ''XB-Maemo-Icon-26'' field.
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# Add a space in front of every line of the encoded icon.
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Here is an example of a properly formatted Maemo-Icon-26: (of wrong image size)
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Description: Chess...
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XB-Maemo-Icon-26:
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iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABoAAAAaCAYAAACpSkzOAAAABGdBTUEAAK/INwWK6QAAABl0
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RVh0U29mdHdhcmUAQWRvYmUgSW1hZ2VSZWFkeXHJZTwAAALxSURBVHja3FZNTBNREP669J/S
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XYxtKRWl1JOSFBIPhkitCQeNiaKBmzdj9Ggk0ZOBxHDWixcTjV6MF+WiIB40YEyMBMGYEqQK
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tLS2lG7pdre0pF3WtxslgJRuD2J0kpfdTN7O976Z782sRpIk7IZR2C2TGW1cv8xaY5WuXLy8
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iW5XV5fk8/kkr9e7ya/T6SSNRiOViikvbbmDDD590SusZBGYDiDwJbDud7vdvYIgIJfLYXV1
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tSwhrQrSfRX6/26N/j+gkjW6ce06HE4HGEctGuj9oEwUzFYz5ubmEA6HQVEUisUi8vn8b4rd
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zjRbNxCZrr+3t7XTzjrnvMfdxMi7xj6OIRaPIbWcQjabVdRWKBTkrX4SZ2SjvCtKXf+tkxxD
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M5MetwfHj/lwwueHy+WCVqvdehdHKq7R6JvbpfNMAGiGhs1mg9ls3sS+4hodbDqCwef9mA9P
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7vhhVVWV3BGUOomiaCSufEWMxNwimlweMFYbpoMfyp70J6t8xanLZgWs8Ak07N0Hau0P3qOs
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wIHnl5FJx2E1WlUFuXrzIS713KusRplMCoLAgl2O4N34ODQ4VRaot6cbUzMRNNQ/w/uJWXWM
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eH5JARkYHsLQMIe1NZEpB7Sn1uKFhkL3maO4cL5NHVAo+hkPnrzEq2HqQIf/3ICzvr7FXmeH
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3qBXlslkgtFoVBS3YfbcKRRFfJpagE6vUwd0//FbjI7mkcvnGoNfg51ORx3sNju+hWYxMxsk
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jHlF2jJgdXU1DAaDrDx/kQAVRREJlldXo8kJoPlQ8wHSevosFgs5MmE5H0IingDP8eAzPAQC
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tkJakDz05Hsks+poPzwg6+Luo9chVb2O3Hilv7V6W5nO02cVX3wxjsj3CMKRBUSjUcQWY0iy
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SQVoi6XJaiQxubKpI02yj2xk6BoaBr0BqXRKCZpYSiCZlIXCguM4pWtvY0ypyUtt87PSIj/t
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pJ/JICzLKiBLySTYVArpdFrp3DuMhRZVqfvnJ+wPAQYA1hdr5EDqltYAAAAASUVORK5CYII=
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</pre>
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