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The main purpose of this project is helping people to package Sugar for various non-mainstream Linux distributions. | The main purpose of this project is helping people to package Sugar for various non-mainstream Linux distributions. | ||
If Linux distribution is not Debian/Fedora/Ubuntu based and there is lack of human resources to maintain packages, | If a Linux distribution is not Debian/Fedora/Ubuntu based and there is a lack of human resources to maintain packages, this project could be valuable. | ||
==How it works== | ==How it works== | ||
The general idea is to collect all distro-independent information in one place to minimize maintenance costs. | The general idea is to collect all distro-independent information in one place to minimize maintenance costs. | ||
The process for generating packages is: | |||
* | * Fetch dependencies from [[DevelopmentTeam/Jhbuild|sugar-jhbuild]] (native sugar building system) | ||
* | * Add distro-independent content like common package dependencies, various strings, urls etc. | ||
* | * Use distro-specific templates to generate native packages | ||
== Supported distros == | == Supported distros == | ||