RPM submission sanity check

[Stefan van der Eijk]

Try using rpmlint, which should catch most of the common issues with rpm
packages. See: http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~flepied/projects/rpmlint/


> Look chaps, I know I'm the newcomer here and all that, but try to see
> it my way for a while.
>
> I joined this list because I've written a package. I've been using it
> for years to do my own backups - so I know it works. I'd like to enter
> into the spirit of the open-source thing by giving it away free.
>
> I'm a little bit mystified by the submission procedure. And the more I
> read the submission thread the more mystified I get. While I
> understand the need for QA, and can understand why packages ought to
> be PGP signed I really would appreciate a few hints about the way I
> should go.
>
> For example, do I need to have pre and post install scripts? My little
> package contains a C source, a man page, a makefile and a spec file.
> Do I need to add other things to get through QA or is that enough?
>
> Would somebody who knows how this works mind pointing me in the right
> direction? Thanks.
>
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