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-Packages adhere to the same basic set of rules as standard KISS packages.
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-However, indentation is three spaces, instead of four.
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-The only package from Core that should be listed as an explicit dependency of
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anything is cURL; this is because cURL is not absolutely necessary.
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-Packages will only be accepted if they are available from an HTTPS source;
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2021-10-04 23:11:49 -04:00
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a good place to find secure sources is the Debian repositories. You can
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also look at fossies.org.
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2021-07-17 22:42:49 -04:00
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-Packages are expected to provide the bare-minimum necessary to get a program
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to run. In the event that there are multiple options for a given program
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(e.g what UI toolkit to use), always take the option that results in the
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fewest overall dependencies. Remember that forking is encouraged.
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-Internationalization should always be disabled by default.
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-Unless necessary for an existing package, arbitrary libraries will not be
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accepted.
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2022-02-06 14:12:47 -05:00
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-Packages not interesting or useful may be allowed in unofficial, or will
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be rejected
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-New packages will not use install -d, nor shall they use sed -i. Neither of
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these are portable. The former can be handled with -D, and the latter can
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be accomplished using redirects. (note that this is subject to change if sed-i is put into core)
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2022-02-06 14:12:47 -05:00
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-Packages built from Git will be stored under ports/unofficial/rolling
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2022-02-06 14:12:47 -05:00
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-Packages built from tarballs will be stored under ports/unofficial/stable
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