Haikuporter recipe task

Haikuporter is our tool to fetch, patch and build source code and create Haiku packages that can then be put into a repository to be installed by the user via HaikuDepot. For this kind of GCI task you have to create a haikuporter recipe, which is a kind of script that automates this process.

Required skills

Depending on the targeted software you may need these skills:

• Some knowledge of C, C++, git and bash
• Knowledge of the GNU autotools and/or cmake
• The package may require some patching to get it to work on Haiku

Required setup

For this task you need to have:

• A ​Haiku nightly image installed.
• Haikuporter installed and the haikuports github cloned, see the "​HaikuPorter wiki page.

Creating and submitting your recipe

• Before submitting your work, make sure to test your recipe by creating a hpkg package from it with haikuporter. Double-clicking the hpkg file will open it in HaikuDepot to inspect its contents.
• Take care to include all required licenses and copyright entries.
• Submit your work as pull request to haikuports github (see "​DevelopmentModel" in the wiki).
• Submit a screenshot of the package's contents and (if applicable) the running application to the GCI task.

Recommended reading and help

• Most importantly: all of the [​https://github.com/haikuports/haikuports/wiki HaikuPorter wiki.
• In addition to the wiki, studying working recipes in the haikuports tree can be a big help.
• If you have to patch the source, see ​Jessica's patching article for an example.
• The ​Userguide and ​Welcome page and the ​Guides can answer many questions you may have, esp. if you're new to Haiku.
• Besides requesting assistance by leaving a comment in this task, a trip to the main ​IRC channel #haiku may prove to be quicker (consider possible timezone differences with your mentors).