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authorThomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>2011-07-23 09:24:41 +0200
committerThomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>2011-07-23 09:24:41 +0200
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contributing: Reorder some things about Debian GNU/Hurd.
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Every single contribution is very much encouraged.
There are various ways to contribute; read up on contributing to...
-[[!toc levels=3]]
+[[!toc levels=4]]
If someone of you is lurking around here and would like to contribute, but
feels she / he could do so better under formal mentoring: please
@@ -77,29 +77,41 @@ documents.
<a name="porting"></a>
## Porting Packages
-Debian is currently the Hurd distribution of choice among Hurd users and
-developers.
+Please [[contact_us]] before spending a lot of time on the following porting
+tasks: some work may already have been done that you can base your work upon.
+
+For guidelines, please have a look at the dedicated [[porting_page|hurd/porting]].
+
+
+### Debian GNU/Hurd
+
+[[!template id=note text="""#### Debian Wheezy Release
+
+There is a goal of getting Debian GNU/Hurd into shape for a proper release with
+Debian Wheezy (expected towards the end of 2012 or beginning of 2013).
+
+The *to do* list is on <http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/Hurd>."""]]
+
+The following missing packages/missing functionality block a lot of other
+packages, and are thus good candidates for porting, in order to increase
+archive coverage:
-Things that block a lot of stuff,
-and thus most urgently need porting right now:
* umount functionality in busybox
* gtest
* hdf5
* hyperestraier
* sane*
* ghc (ghc6 and ghc7)
-* gnat
+* [[open_issues/gnat]]
* ruby1.9.1
-Here is a
-[[list_of_Debian_packages_that_need_porting|hurd/running/debian/porting]].
+Here is a [[list of packages that need porting|hurd/running/debian/porting]].
You can also just [[install_Debian_GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]] and find what
doesn't work or suit you and try to improve that.
-You can also have a look at the [List of failing packages](http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/failed_packages.txt).
-
-For guidelines, please have a look at the dedicated [[porting_page|hurd/porting]].
+Or, you can pick one from the [list of failing
+packages](http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/failed_packages.txt).
## Open Issues
@@ -108,13 +120,6 @@ There is a list of [[open_issues]]. This list includes everything from bug
reports to open-ended research questions.
-## Debian Wheezy release
-
-We target the Debian Wheezy release!
-
-The *to do* list is on <http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/Hurd>.
-
-
<a name="insta-dev-env"></a>
## Instant Development Environment