[Bug 132871] Re: Please backport PiTiVi to Feisty from Gutsy

[Johnre]

Please tell me: Is doing some of the below (& specifically the "***"'d
items - test building items) something that I, a mere Ubuntu user (not
developer) am permitted & or encouraged to do, in order the speed this
process along?  Thanks.

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How to Help

Backports is largely powered by users and volunteers. We would
appreciate any and all community involvement, but ask that it'd be
constructive towards the progress of Backports. Some suggestions
include:

      Filing requests. We wouldn't know what to do without your input :)

      Helping to sift through requests, looking for obviously invalid
ones, such as ones listed above in the rules.

***      Helping to build test packages, or feed package requests to
[WWW] Sharkattack

      Helping to test built packages for proper functionality.

      Helping to raise community awareness and get others involved.

Backport Process

   1.      User files request as described above.
***   2.      A test build of the backport is attempted. Possible ways include:
      
            The pbuilder or [Prevu] build tool is used to generate testing .debs. Both are equally acceptable; Ubuntu developers would tend to have pbuilder already set up and ready to use, while most users would opt for Prevu's simpler setup routine and backporting convenience.
      
            A new automated build system, called [WWW] Sharkattack, is used to automatically generate testing debs. Sharkattack is easier to use, as it's a purely web-driven application. To request a backport, you simply have to fill out a form indicating what package you want, where you want to backport from/to, and an e-mail address to subscribe to build status. You can even paste in a Launchpad bug URL for the e-mail and it will send notifications directly to a bug ticket. Build logs are available, along with APT repositories containing binaries for i386 (if the build succeeds of course)
                o  FYI: Sharkattack uses a slightly modified version of prevu, which will build packages in a very similar fashion to official build servers.
                o  NOTE: Sharkattack is still beta-quality in development software, and as such it may not always be up or fast.
          
            No other build methods will be accepted -- Please do not compile from source manually, use checkinstall, use dpkg-buildpackage, .debs from other websites, or any other testing method. It is of no use to our testing.

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above is from:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports

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Please backport PiTiVi to Feisty from Gutsy
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132871
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