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| author | Thomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name> | 2011-07-23 09:24:41 +0200 |
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| committer | Thomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name> | 2011-07-23 09:24:41 +0200 |
| commit | 6c3bccbfe2652dfb0ac7f6c5db523c8aa05255e1 (patch) | |
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contributing: Reorder some things about Debian GNU/Hurd.
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diff --git a/contributing.mdwn b/contributing.mdwn index 109864db..1745b61a 100644 --- a/contributing.mdwn +++ b/contributing.mdwn @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Every single contribution is very much encouraged. There are various ways to contribute; read up on contributing to... -[[!toc levels=3]] +[[!toc levels=4]] If someone of you is lurking around here and would like to contribute, but feels she / he could do so better under formal mentoring: please @@ -77,29 +77,41 @@ documents. <a name="porting"></a> ## Porting Packages -Debian is currently the Hurd distribution of choice among Hurd users and -developers. +Please [[contact_us]] before spending a lot of time on the following porting +tasks: some work may already have been done that you can base your work upon. + +For guidelines, please have a look at the dedicated [[porting_page|hurd/porting]]. + + +### Debian GNU/Hurd + +[[!template id=note text="""#### Debian Wheezy Release + +There is a goal of getting Debian GNU/Hurd into shape for a proper release with +Debian Wheezy (expected towards the end of 2012 or beginning of 2013). + +The *to do* list is on <http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/Hurd>."""]] + +The following missing packages/missing functionality block a lot of other +packages, and are thus good candidates for porting, in order to increase +archive coverage: -Things that block a lot of stuff, -and thus most urgently need porting right now: * umount functionality in busybox * gtest * hdf5 * hyperestraier * sane* * ghc (ghc6 and ghc7) -* gnat +* [[open_issues/gnat]] * ruby1.9.1 -Here is a -[[list_of_Debian_packages_that_need_porting|hurd/running/debian/porting]]. +Here is a [[list of packages that need porting|hurd/running/debian/porting]]. You can also just [[install_Debian_GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]] and find what doesn't work or suit you and try to improve that. -You can also have a look at the [List of failing packages](http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/failed_packages.txt). - -For guidelines, please have a look at the dedicated [[porting_page|hurd/porting]]. +Or, you can pick one from the [list of failing +packages](http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/failed_packages.txt). ## Open Issues @@ -108,13 +120,6 @@ There is a list of [[open_issues]]. This list includes everything from bug reports to open-ended research questions. -## Debian Wheezy release - -We target the Debian Wheezy release! - -The *to do* list is on <http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/Hurd>. - - <a name="insta-dev-env"></a> ## Instant Development Environment |