From c31e8069ea74413df6123671ef18ec4606b54f6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ankur Sinha (Ankur Sinha Gmail) Date: Feb 09 2022 13:21:31 +0000 Subject: feat(new-package-process): improve updates related information --- diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/New_Package_Process_for_New_Contributors.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/New_Package_Process_for_New_Contributors.adoc index 30c8117..0bc670b 100644 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/New_Package_Process_for_New_Contributors.adoc +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/New_Package_Process_for_New_Contributors.adoc @@ -304,11 +304,14 @@ and request a new build. [#submit_package_as_update_in_bodhi] === Submit Package as Update in Bodhi -The Fedora update system called Bodhi +The Fedora update system called https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org[Bodhi] is used for pushing updates, classifying packages etc. -Do not submit Rawhide (main branch) builds via Bodhi. +You do not need to submit updates for Rawhide (main) manually +because these are automatically created for you when the build completes. +For all other branches, you must manually push updates for all builds +that you would like to make available to users. You can push an update using Bodhi via the command line @@ -318,7 +321,19 @@ using this in each branch: fedpkg update .... -See the xref:Package_Update_Guide.adoc[Package Update Guide] for more details. + +It is often easier to complete builds for all your branches +and then push a single update using the https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/new[Bodhi web interface]. +Bodhi is smart enough to split your update into individual updates, +one for each Fedora release branch. + +You can also select multiple builds from different packages +to include in a single update using the web interface. +This is useful when you would like to push linked builds, +for example: an application package and its dependencies +that are necessary for it to run correctly. + +Please see the xref:Package_Update_Guide.adoc[Package Update Guide] for more details. [#make_the_package_available_in_comps_files] == Make the package available in "comps" files