EPEL and Java Projects.

[Nathan Potter]

Greetings,

Did I post this question to the wrong group?

Is there someone here that can point me in the correct direction?

Sincerely,

Nathan


On Feb 18, 2010, at 6:08 PM, Nathan Potter wrote:

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> Greetings,
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> My group is looking at bringing our project into EPEL. Among the  
> reasons for doing so is to provide our users with ABI stability. The  
> project is a web service application that is built from a C++ coded  
> back-end that is driven by user requests through a java servlet. The  
> way that C and C++ projects are brought into fedora and along into  
> EPEL seems pretty clearly documented, as are the ABI stability  
> benefits that are part of EPEL design goals.
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> However I am seeing almost no discussion about the java side of the  
> equation.
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> Can you point me to any specific documents or guidelines that would  
> help me get educated on what the issues are with bringing a java  
> project into EPEL? IS there any discussion of ABI stability with  
> regards to Java? Or is API stability the only real issue for java?
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> I did find this page:
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>    http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/GuidelinesAndPolicies
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> Where I learned that EPEL projects must follow the Fedora Packaging  
> and Maintenance Guidelines, and which led me to this:
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>    http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines
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> Which led me to this:
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>    http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Java
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> Where the details of including an ant project are discussed. However  
> my core questions about ABI vs API stability vis-a-vis EPEL remain  
> unanswered.
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> Additionally, the page on packaging java provides examples of  
> "Specfile Templates". Is there also a resource to which you may  
> direct me where I can learn about the format and role of the  
> Specfiles in the RPM process?
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> Any help you could offer me in this regard would be most appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Nathan
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