• Re: Looking to find a sponsor

    From Soren Stoutner@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 6 21:25:20 2023
    Copy: jordan.rahim@outlook.com (Jordan Rahim)

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    Jordan,

    Welcome to Debian packaging!

    There are a set of instructions that will be helpful as you work on your first package:

    https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers/[1]

    Even though you are packaging a Python app, there are still a number of additional things
    needed to turn it into a proper Debian package. For example, you need a debian/copyright
    file, a debian/control file, and a debian/rules file among other things.

    One of the packages I maintain is Electrum, which is also a Python app. You can get some
    sense of how to do it by looking at my packaging repository on Salsa (Debian’s GitLab
    server):

    https://salsa.debian.org/cryptocoin-team/electrum/-/tree/master/debian[2]

    You might also want to subscribe to the Debian Python mailing list:

    https://lists.debian.org/debian-python/[3]

    Soren

    On Monday, November 6, 2023 5:58:57 PM MST Jordan Rahim wrote:
    Hello Debian Mentors. I would like to apologize in advance if this is
    not the correct protocol. I am trying to follow the instructions as best
    as I can.


    I was wondering if there was anyone willing to sponsor my first debian package on to the apt repositories.


    Package Info


    The package is a Python app called CraftServerSetup that allows the user
    to create and manage game servers for the popular video game Minecraft.
    As a result of the app's choice in programming language, it does not
    need any building or compiling at all (so I have it as a binary deb file right from the start).

    On the "New Packager's Guide" page I saw something about requesting
    sponsors with a certain skillset..?

    For that, I don't care very much. Just someone who is willing to upload
    the deb files to apt.


    Once again, I am very sorry if this is not what I am supposed to do.


    Thank you


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    <body><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Jordan,</p>
    <br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Welcome to Debian packaging!</p>
    <br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">There are a set of instructions that will be helpful as you work on your first package:</p>
    <br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;"><a href="https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers/">https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers/</a></p>
    <br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Even though you are packaging a Python app, there are still a number of additional things needed to turn it into a proper Debian package.&n