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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, that project could be valuable.
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.
Process of generating packages looks like that:
The process for generating packages is:


* fetching dependencies from [[DevelopmentTeam/Jhbuild|sugar-jbuild]] (native sugar building system)
* Fetch dependencies from [[DevelopmentTeam/Jhbuild|sugar-jhbuild]] (native sugar building system)
* adding distro-independent content like common package dependencies, various strings, urls etc.
* Add distro-independent content like common package dependencies, various strings, urls etc.
* using distro-specific templates to generate native packages
* Use distro-specific templates to generate native packages


== Supported distros ==
== Supported distros ==