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== Getting your package included in the Repository ==
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* Make sure it compiles after getting your build dependancies, <code>dpkg-buildpackage</code>.
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* Make sure it compiles after getting your build dependancies, dpkg-buildpackage.  
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* Ideally test <code>dpkg-buildpackage -S -us -uc</code>, <code>dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc</code>, and <code>dpkg-buildpackage -B</code> (some packages may not build any arch-dep packages, so that's OK. Microdocument it on Jaiku.)
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* Ideally test both dpkg-buildpackage -S -us -uc, dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc, dpkg-buildpackage -B (some packages may not build any arch-dep packages, so that's ok. Microdocument it on Jaiku.)
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* <code>bzr export ''source package name'' lp:~''yourusername''/m-r/''source package name''</code> (gives you a checked out version, without metadata)
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* bzr export <source package name> lp:~yourusername/m-r/<source package name> (gives you a checked out version, without metadata)
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* <code>cd ''source package name''</code>
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* cd <source package name>
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* <code>dpkg-buildpackage -S -us -uc</code>, to generate a source package
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* dpkg-buildpackage -S -us -uc, to generate a source package
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* Upload the resulting source package (<code>*.changes</code>, <code>*.tar.gz</code>, possibly <code>*.diff.gz</code>) to your <code>~/incoming</code> on trac.tspre.org.
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* Upload the resulting source package (*.changes, *.tar.gz, possibly *.diff.gz) to your ~/incoming on trac.tspre.org.
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* <code>ssh ''yourlogin''@trac.tspre.org /import-new-packages</code>
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* ssh yourlogin@trac.tspre.org /import-new-packages
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(This will add the source package to repository, and complain otherwise.)
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(This will add the source package to repository, and complain otherwise)
* You need access to merbuilder & repository upload for the following, ask Stskeeps on Jaiku/IRC for this.  
* You need access to merbuilder & repository upload for the following, ask Stskeeps on Jaiku/IRC for this.  
* Builder is at http://trac.tspre.org:8000
* Builder is at http://trac.tspre.org:8000
* Follow instructions, and submit job.
* Follow instructions, and submit job.
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