Fedora/Firefox Repository Setup for Nightly and Beta builds

Project Name

Repository Setup for Mozilla Nightlies and Betas - Firefox Versions (4, 3.6)

Project Description

Automating the process of RPM building and repository updates for Fedora systems of different architectures

Project Leader(s)

• Brett van Gennip
• Yauheni Khabian
• Vitalijs Bluzmans
• Tarinur Choudhury

Project Contributor(s)

• Chris Tyler
• Armen Zambrano Gasparnian

Project Details

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Nightlies are located at Firefox Nightlies

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Project Plan

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Project News

• Day One Notes - October 8th 2010

Project: Repository Setup for Mozilla Nightlies and Betas Many web developers want access to the latest Firefox pre-releases, including the nightly builds and beta releases. Mozilla's build team wants to make these accessible as parallel-installable binaries, released through a Fedora-compatible repository. This project involves setting this up.

Subprojects:

• Build configuration for the RPM files.
• Repository configuration RPMs.
• Getting SELinux to work with the nightlies.

Website --> Firefox Nightlies

point 1 - install repositories -installing a YUM system to grab Point 2 - installation of the Repositories point 3 - create account on bugzilla

2 repositories for x86 and 64-bit --> producting the rpms

Creating spec files for nightlies ...

pull in nightly build and package

automate it using a script from the website

repository setup -> signing it -->

create the rpm for the repo

seperate nightlies and beta?? AND x86 and 64-bit ??

--> Problem --> Getting SELinux to work with the nightlies.

October 12 -

• BUGZILLA - 600317

lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo

Problem -->

When you download the nightlies you get a set of source code. This is inconvenient and adds another step for people to start testing the nighties and Beta versions of the software.

WE NEED betas to co-exist with the firefox Original working package.

Solution -->

Add a system (RPM and Repository Setup) for streamlined setup for users to test the firefox software Nightlies and Betas.

project plan

what we need to learn -

   --> REPOSITORY SETUP - WHAT IS IT ?HOW DO WE SET IT UP
   --> SPEC FILE CREATION FOR THE NIGHLTLIES
   --> SELINUX <-- HOW IT WORKS AND HOW WE CAN
   -->

resources --

   --> EBOOK
   --> WIKI
   --> PLANETS
       --> FIND PEOPLE THAT MAY BE OF HELP OF SELINUX

Milestone 1 -

   -> setup any package to be acquired from our repository
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Milestone 2 - RPM Fusion -- a separate reposit

   ->installing the repository VIA an RPM
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Milestone 3 -

   -> Manual creation of the SPEC file with the BETA Version to create a     functional RPM
   -> After tested and satisfied with the results TEST with NIGHTLY Packages
      
       -> Manual creation of the SPEC file with the NIGHTLY Version to create         a functional RPM
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Milestone 4 -

   -> Automation of the creation of the SPEC File

Steps needed to take -

   -Need to setup 2 repos - x86 and x86_64 of beta and Nightlies
   -Experimentation with the nightly build and how it works with SELinux

Project sections and Assignments -

   Repository Setup -->        Vitalijs 

   SPEC File Building for Nightlies and Beta's For 64bit and x86 Packages -->

   Eugene , Tarinur

   Nightly compatibility with SELinux -->     Brett , Tarinur