[Foresight-devel] Re: New developers class

[Ken VanDine]

This sounds perfect for the conference... but I know you can't make
it :/

On Sat, 2008-03-29 at 19:37 -0400, Eric Lake wrote:
> Would it be possible to have a developers class for those interested in 
> helping with packaging? I mentioned this earlier today and pcutler said 
> that there would need to be a curriculum written first. Here is what I 
> know that I need help with so maybe that could be a start for what is 
> needed for the class.
> 
> 1) How to shadow / promote a file from FL1 / rPath into FL2.
> 2) Making sure that the .conaryrc and .rmakerc files are set up correctly.
> 
> Some other topics that would be good to cover:
> 
> 1) The structure of a package including best practices and style so we 
> are consistent.
> 2) Understanding context.
> 3) How to find the right classes for the recipes.
> 
> This is just what I can think of off the top of my head. If you have 
> other ideas then add them to the list and maybe we can get this thing 
> going for real.
> 
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