[Users] Proposal packaging Zimlets/Extensions via OS repos using RPM/DEB

[David Sommerseth]

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On 15/04/16 11:26, Barry De Graaff wrote:
> Dear founders,
> 
> I would like to propose to start using RPM's and DEB's for the deployment
> and install of Zimlets/Extensions.
> 
> The use of DEB/RPM allows us to install Zimlets, Admin Zimlets,
> Extensions and configuration (by way of post install scripts).

Not sure if it matter, but I also would love to see RPM repos for both
Zimbra (8.7 yay!) and Zimlets.  Getting a possibility to get automated
Zimlet updates via yum repos will be a big win!

Let me know if I can help out on establishing the yum repos somehow.  I do
have some experience doing that already.

For building the RPMs ... I don't know what kind of technologies have been
considered or chosen.  But I highly recommend to look into mock [1], which
gives you great control of the end result.  Fedora, Fedora EPEL and RHEL is
built using mock under the hood.  And the big plus is, if you have a working
rpmbuild routine moving to mock is a no brainer.

[1] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mock?rd=Subprojects/Mock>


David S.

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