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* Bugtracker | * Bugtracker | ||
** Also includes a patch tracker, support tracker and feature request tracker | ** Also includes a patch tracker, support tracker and feature request tracker | ||
| - | * Subversion hosting ([[Git_For_Garage|Git]] available | + | * Subversion hosting ([[Git_For_Garage|Git]] available on request) |
** Web-based repository browsing | ** Web-based repository browsing | ||
* Project file hosting (binary and source release archives) | * Project file hosting (binary and source release archives) | ||
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=== Registering a Garage account === | === Registering a Garage account === | ||
| - | To create a Garage project you must have a Garage user account. The [https://garage.maemo.org/account/register.php Garage user registration page] can be found at the top of the [https://garage.maemo.org/ | + | To create a Garage project you must have a Garage user account. The [https://garage.maemo.org/account/register.php Garage user registration page] can be found at the top of the [https://garage.maemo.org/ Garages home page]. |
=== Registering a project === | === Registering a project === | ||
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The list below shows requirements of a Garage project. You may be sucessful in acquiring project space if you remember the text on the [https://garage.maemo.org/ Garage home page], ‘This site is meant for hosting various software projects related to the maemo developer platform.’ Each project must determine these settings for themselves. | The list below shows requirements of a Garage project. You may be sucessful in acquiring project space if you remember the text on the [https://garage.maemo.org/ Garage home page], ‘This site is meant for hosting various software projects related to the maemo developer platform.’ Each project must determine these settings for themselves. | ||
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| - | ==== Project | + | ==== Project Purpose And Summarization ==== |
| - | The project purpose is perhaps one of the most important items on the list of requirements. The site administrator will approve your project primarily based on this statement. | + | The project purpose is perhaps one of the most important items on the list of requirements. This statement says what you plan to do. The site administrator will approve your project primarily based on this statement. Remember that the admins are looking to see if your goal matches their intent of the site. Test projects will not be approved. You can either download a copy of the gForge software or try one of their demo sites. |
==== License ==== | ==== License ==== | ||
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==== Project Public Description ==== | ==== Project Public Description ==== | ||
| - | Your project public description is your first communication with users | + | Your project public description is your first communication with users. Please pick it accordingly with a marketing hat on your head. However, don't let it stop progress if you cannot think of something clearly that describes your project. It can be revised later. |
==== Project Unix Name ==== | ==== Project Unix Name ==== | ||
| - | The final requirement is | + | The final requirement is what name will you use to plant your project on the Garage servers? This name will be used in many tools and URLs, such as the project information page at <nowiki>https://garage.maemo.org/projects/unixprojectname</nowiki>, where ''unixprojectname'' is relaced with the selected name. |
== Working with Subversion == | == Working with Subversion == | ||
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== Creating a website == | == Creating a website == | ||
| - | To use Garage’s website hosting, a <code>www</code> directory containing a static website must be added as a toplevel directory in the Subversion (or Git) repository of the project. The index page should be named <code>index.html</code>, and be placed in the <code>www</code> directory. Changes to a project website must be made to the source code repository, like any source code changes, but are only visible on the project website after a | + | To use Garage’s website hosting, a <code>www</code> directory containing a static website must be added as a toplevel directory in the Subversion (or Git) repository of the project. The index page should be named <code>index.html</code>, and be placed in the <code>www</code> directory. Changes to a project website must be made to the source code repository, like any source code changes, but are only visible on the project website after a delay of several minutes. A project website can be accessed from the project information page. |
== Trackers and tasks == | == Trackers and tasks == | ||
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== External resources == | == External resources == | ||
| - | * [http://gforge.org/ gForge] the project hosting software | + | * [http://gforge.org/ gForge] the project hosting software use by Garage |
* [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ Version control with Subversion book] a free online Subversion book, also available in print | * [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ Version control with Subversion book] a free online Subversion book, also available in print | ||
* [http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ TortoiseSVN] a Windows SVN client | * [http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ TortoiseSVN] a Windows SVN client | ||
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[[Category:Development]] | [[Category:Development]] | ||
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