Re: [gentoo-user] How to contribute ebuilds?

[Sam Jorna]

On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 09:50:57PM +1000, Sam Jorna wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 02:42:52PM +0300, Victor wrote:
> > What is the preferred way to contribute them without becoming a Gentoo
> > Developer?
> >
> > Should I post them to bugzilla or maybe send to `python' and `emacs'
> > overlays (if so, how?), or `sunrise' overlay? Or create my own overlay?
>
> Hi!
>
> You can file a "New Ebuild" request on Bugzilla (go to "New" -> "Gentoo
> Linux" and select the component "New Ebuilds"), or you can fork the
> Portage tree on GitHub[0] and submit a Pull Request.
>
> If you're interested, you can also become a proxy-maintainer for the
> package - you would be responsible for bugs and version-bumps, and while
> you wouldn't have commit/push access to the development Portage tree,
> the members of the Proxy Maintainers project[1] are there to help
> prepare and commit ebuilds and patches.
>
> Thanks in advance for the contribution!

One day I will remember to include my references the first time
around... Today is not that day...

0: https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/
1: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers

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