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Google Code-in 2013 Haiku

Fix BeGet's recipe file to allow it to be built by Haikuporter again

completed by: Adrián Arroyo Calle

mentors: scottmc, Philippe Saint-Pierre

This task requires creating an updated .recipe file to allow Haikuporter to build from source code the listed package again.  You will need a working nightly installation of Haiku built after hrev46308, this could be on real hardware or in a VM, and haikuporter which can be installed by following the install instructions at HaikuPorts.

Some knowledge of C, C++, git and/or bash may or may not be required in order to complete this task.  Knowledge of the GNU autotools and/or cmake may also be helpful.  The package may or may not require some patching to get it to work on Haiku.  For these cases don't be afraid to ask for help.  Many compile issues can be figured out by reading through the various wiki pages at HaikuPorts.  Also google (or other web search engine) may be of help in finding solutions to build issues that you may run into, irc channel #haiku on freenode might also be of help.  Be sure to follow the correct format for creating your .recipe file, including the license and copyright entries.

This tasks requires a working .recipe file to be submitted as proof of completion, be sure to test your .recipe file before submitting, this is done by using haikuporter to build it into an .hpkg file.  You can inspect the .hpkg by locating it in your haikuports/packages directory after it gets built, double clicking it should open up expander, in expander check the show files check box and it will show what's in the .hpkg file.


When updating Haikuporter to support PackageManagement the old .bep files were renamed to .recipe but many are still missing a few required fields such as SUMMARY, ARCHITECTURES, SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES, PROVIDES, REQUIRES, LICENSE, COPYRIGHT, etc.  This task is to update the old .recipe file so that it builds the intended package. 


https://github.com/HaikuArchives/BeGet

https://bitbucket.org/haikuports/haikuports/src/4eb6ca16d27b/haiku-apps/beget?at=master