Ubuntu packaging

ZKL port is "in the works". The only issue is that the available manpower doesn't seem that intent on actually finishing the final steps - but we get weblobby now instead, which is like cool.

Would you want to maintain a zk-specific ubuntu ppa?

Reading about it, it seems like it would not be too hard. The place where i would not know what i was doing is combining the game and the engine and such into one package, I am no software developer.

As far as i am aware the package uploaded to the PPA have to be the source files. This would mean it will be necessary to somehow put spring, ZK and a lobby in one source file that is installed. What i was thinking about is getting a static build of the engine, using rapid to install ZK then that is what goes on the PPA, I am sure that wouldn't work though.

It would need one source file containing the engine, ZK and a lobby and maybe some maps that is automatically compiled by the PPA (very useful time saving thing about PPAs). I do not know how to combine two or more source packages with makefiles and such into one source package, which is then compiled by the PPA and all of the separate pieces of it are installed and work together when the game is installed.

I am not sure what i was supposed to get from the spring setup guide, it is only about compiling or installing spring on its own. I already use rapid for managing spring games but I don't know how it will be helpful for this.

TheSponge
WTF??? It's offical PPA. Use it. Just use! What is you'r problem?
Lobby will download ZK-mode when you try to enter battle, or you can do it by rapid.

I have been looking at those documents and the ZK development wiki. The point that I was looking to get to with the ppa is that the end user can open a terminal and type "sudo apt-get install zero-k".

I believe that the only way this is possible is to include the engine and a lobby in the ZK source code. I could do it easily if it was only spring or only ZK, but I certainly could not edit the source code to include the engine.

I think that this would need to be done in a separate branch of the source code until it is clear that it works well and the ppa is working. As far as I am aware, the job of the current ppa maintainer at any given time is to build the package, making sure it works and upload it to the ppa.

Answer: one -package is easy to install first time, but you want to download everything again when there is a small bugfix of 10kb change and you wish download 200mb for it?

YOU ARE CRAZY IF YOU INTENDED TO UPGRADE ZERO-K WITH APT!

rapid install changed/new file that is why it is better. apt always download the whole package. and zero-k team don't maintain it as far as I know.

TheSponge you may learn more about packaging, I don't do it myself but Im aware of why they are in seperated packages. You want all-in-one then make it a virtual package but I don't think anyone would make zero-k included.

So, use what you have, spring ppa + rapid, any other problem?

or you have weblobby now, which is easier. Install OpenJDK, then browse http://weblobby.springrts.com

TheSponge: The problem become rapid.

install springlobby from apt (SpringPPA).

install pip from apt (Official)
install rapid from pip
install zero-k from rapid

you want a button that do last 3:

find someone play with shell and do so with Zenity, you just need zero-k install-button anyway...