setting up a backports environment

[Reinhard Tartler]

On 11/30/05, John Dong <jdong at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On 11/30/05, matt nicholson <sjoeboo at sjoeboo.com> wrote:
> > alright then, that makes it even simpler, thanks. what about the
> > procedure for after the package is built? just notify someone
> > "official"  that it builds fine or what? thanks again John, you've been
> > pretty quick and helpfully.
>
> Either file  a request at the forums or on the mailing list, indicating that
> it builds fine. Also test installing the package and using it (may need
> VMWare) if you can, because often times a perfectly building package would
> not work.

If a package needs vmware to be tested, I don't think it is a good
candidate for backporting. Just install it in your chroot and run/test
it from there.

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regards,
    Reinhard