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Simple Package Modification (view source)
Revision as of 06:17, 18 November 2017
, 06:17, 18 November 2017Update CVS server details
{{Level|Developer}}
The simplest package modification is for someone to access the code via anonymous CVS and produce a patch to put into Bugzilla.
The simplest package modification is for someone to access the code via anonymous CVS and produce a patch to put into Bugzilla.
This can be done on SME 8 by installing only cvs as follows.
This can be done on SME 8 by installing only cvs as follows.
==== Create a new 'builder' user ====
==== Create a new 'builder' user ====
We will create a new user account that we use for our building purposes. The new user account can be created, as usual, through the server-manager, In this How-To we will have named our new user account 'builder'
We will create a new user account that we use for our building purposes. The new user account can be created, as usual, through the server-manager, In this How-To we will have named our new user account 'builder'
useradd builder
passwd builder
==== Grant shell access ====
==== Grant shell access ====
==== Create a development directory ====
==== Create a development directory ====
The user 'builder needs a dedicated development directory. In this How-To we will use ~/home/smeserver. To create the directory ~/home/smeserver please issue the following command as user 'builder':
The user 'builder needs a dedicated development directory. In this How-To we will use ~/home/smeserver. To create the directory ~/home/smeserver please issue the following command as user 'builder':
mkdir ~/home/smeserver
mkdir ~/smeserver
cd ~/home/smeserver
cd ~/smeserver
To add the smecontribs cvs:
mkdir ~/smecontribs
cd ~/smecontribs
This is all what is required to setup your server to be able to start working on patches and packages
This is all what is required to setup your server to be able to start working on patches and packages.
== Retrieve code ==
== Retrieve code ==
==== Getting the source code ====
==== Getting the source code ====
In this How-To we want to work on the package 'e-smith-base'. We first need to download (with CVS this is called retrieving) the code for 'e-smith-base' from the SME Server CVS repository. For this issue the following command:
In this How-To we want to work on the package 'e-smith-base'. We first need to download (with CVS this is called retrieving) the code for 'e-smith-base' from the SME Server CVS repository at koozali.org, we can also retrieve the CVS for the smecontribs tree. For this issue the following commands:
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@smeserver.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/smeserver checkout -P e-smith-base
cd ~/smeserver
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@shell.koozali.org:/cvs/smeserver checkout -P e-smith-base
For the 'smeserver-base' base from the contribs tree.
cd ~/smecontribs
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@shell.koozali.org:/cvs/smecontribs checkout -P smeserver-base
Next to a selective retrieve as per above, you can also retrieve the whole CVS tree.
Next to a selective retrieve as per above, you can also retrieve the whole CVS tree.
cd ~/home/smeserver
cd ~/smeserver
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@smeserver.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/smeserver co -P rpms
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@shell.koozali.org:/cvs/smeserver co -P rpms
For the SME contribs tree.
cd ~/smecontribs
cd ~/home/smeserver/rpms/e-smith-base/sme8
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@shell.koozali.org:/cvs/smecontribs co -P rpms
If you want to update/refresh the whole CVS tree smeserver or smecontribs, run the following from the rpms directory, or any lower directory with a CVS dir , issue
cvs update -dPA
To work on the e-smith-base smeserver tree, change to the e-smith-base SME8 directory:
cd ~/smeserver/rpms/e-smith-base/sme8
Then we have to prepare a tree. Issue the following commands:
Then we have to prepare a tree. Issue the following commands:
cvs update -dPA
cvs update -dPA
make clean
make clean
make prep
make prep
Please ignore if 'make clean' returns an error about a missing *.tgz package
Please ignore if 'make clean' returns an error about a missing *.tgz package
Now we can make the changes or edit the source code in e-smith-base-5.2.0.
Now we can make the changes or edit the source code in e-smith-base-5.2.0.
For a simple test you can edit the 'e-smith-base-5.2.0/root/sbin/e-smith/console' file and add something to the header.
For a simple test you can edit the SME8 'e-smith-base-5.2.0/root/sbin/e-smith/console' file and add something to the header.
cd ~/smeserver/rpms/e-smith-base/sme8
nano -w e-smith-base-5.2.0/root/sbin/e-smith/console
nano -w e-smith-base-5.2.0/root/sbin/e-smith/console
== Create a patch ==
== Create a patch ==
When we have finished our editing of the source code (see above example), we can create a patch. (a file that contains the differences between the original file and the file we have been working on). To create the patch issue the following command:
When we have finished our editing of the source code (see above example), we can create a patch. (a file that contains the differences between the original file and the file we have been working on). To create the patch issue the following command:
cd ~/smeserver/rpms/e-smith-base/sme8
diff -urN e-smith-base-5.2.0.old e-smith-base-5.2.0 > e-smith-base-5.2.0-test.patch
diff -urN e-smith-base-5.2.0.old e-smith-base-5.2.0 > e-smith-base-5.2.0-test.patch
===== Update the spec file =====
===== Update the spec file =====
First we will update the spec file (explain spec file in 1 line)
First we will update the spec file. Spec files are text files that contain RPM directives and macro definitions, which are used to build an RPM package.
For our examle we will continue to use the e-smith-base-5.2.0
cd ~/smeserver/rpms/e-smith-base/sme8
Edit the file e-smith-base.spec
nano e-smith-base.spec
and change:
<pre>
<pre>
%patch2 -p1
%patch2 -p1
</pre>
</pre>
Save the file
To check the changes issue the following command which compares your updated spec file with the original one in CVS. This is an optional step, but helps catch errors in the spec file.
To check the changes issue the following command which compares your updated spec file with the original one in CVS. This is an optional step, but helps catch errors in the spec file.
cvs diff e-smith-base.spec
cvs diff -u e-smith-base.spec
* Ensure that the changelog version really matches the RPM version.
* Ensure that the changelog version really matches the RPM version.
* ? egregious file not part of CVS record for this dir
* ? egregious file not part of CVS record for this dir
* Ensure that the patch file has been added cvs add e-smith-base-5.2.0-test.patch
* Ensure that the patch file has been added
cvs add e-smith-base-5.2.0-test.patch
* Ensure that your patch/files etc. are UNIX style and do not have DOS endings.
* Ensure that your patch/files etc. are UNIX style and do not have DOS endings.
Once you are satisfied and want to submit the package to CVS commit your changes. (Please use descriptive comments so that other developers are aware of what is happening. Comments will appear on the subject line of the commit email that get send to the other developers.):
Once you are satisfied and want to submit the package to CVS commit your changes. (Please use descriptive comments so that other developers are aware of what is happening. Comments will appear on the subject line of the commit email that get send to the other developers.):
cvs commit -m 'your descriptive commit message here'
cvs commit -m 'your descriptive commit message here'
for example
cvs commit -m '* Wed Jan 23 2013 John Doe <jdoe@foo.net> 5.2.0-68.sme
- just a test to see if I can do this [SME: 7129]'
==== If you have build access ====
==== If you have build access ====
make tag
make tag
make build
make build
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