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If you are creating a new framework, this checklist can help you get it done correctly:
If you are creating a new framework, this checklist can help you get it done correctly:
* ensure it follows http://community.kde.org/Frameworks/Policies (which includes buildsystem etc.)
* If it is created by splitting code from an existing repository, the new repository should be created by using a script to create a graft point;
* Run astyle-kdelibs;
* Make sure it follows all the [[Frameworks/Policies|active policies]]
* Make sure it follows all the [[Frameworks/Policies|active policies]]
* The above includes many important things, make sure to read all of it. E.g. it includes the often forgotten [[Frameworks/Frameworks_Localization_Policy#KI18n_installation_code|rule for installing translations]]
* If it is created by splitting code from an existing repository, the new repository should be created by using a script to create a graft point
* Run astyle-kdelibs
* Ensure the module doesn't depend on deprecated or "portingAid" frameworks like kdelibs4support
* Ensure the module is in frameworks/ (in the projects.kde.org XML), otherwise ask for it to be moved there
* Ensure the module is in frameworks/ (in the projects.kde.org XML), otherwise ask for it to be moved there
* Adjust kde-build-metadata - in particular, add it to the deps for frameworks/kf5umbrella
* Adjust kde:kde-build-metadata - in particular, add it to the deps for frameworks/kf5umbrella
* Get the job set up on build.kde.org and added to the http://build.kde.org/view/Frameworks/ view
* Get the CI jobs set up
* Ensure it is green
** Get the job set up on build.kde.org by filing a task towards https://phabricator.kde.org/tag/build.kde.org/
* Add a new component for it on bugs.kde.org
** Make sure to request it to be added to the relevant view: http://build.kde.org/view/Frameworks%20kf5-qt5/ view  
* Add the repository to reviewboard.kde.org (by asking the sysadmins)
** Ensure it is green
* Add a new product for it on bugs.kde.org, which must be called frameworks-<name>
* Add the repository to reviewboard.kde.org (by filing a sysadmin ticket)
* Create a README.md file
* Finally when it's all ready, change the yaml file to say release: true. The release scripts will then pick it up automatically for the next KF release.
* Finally when it's all ready, change the yaml file to say release: true. The release scripts will then pick it up automatically for the next KF release.



Revision as of 06:44, 10 April 2016

Guidelines for creating a new framework

If you are creating a new framework, this checklist can help you get it done correctly:

  • Make sure it follows all the active policies
  • The above includes many important things, make sure to read all of it. E.g. it includes the often forgotten rule for installing translations
  • If it is created by splitting code from an existing repository, the new repository should be created by using a script to create a graft point
  • Run astyle-kdelibs
  • Ensure the module doesn't depend on deprecated or "portingAid" frameworks like kdelibs4support
  • Ensure the module is in frameworks/ (in the projects.kde.org XML), otherwise ask for it to be moved there
  • Adjust kde:kde-build-metadata - in particular, add it to the deps for frameworks/kf5umbrella
  • Get the CI jobs set up
  • Add a new product for it on bugs.kde.org, which must be called frameworks-<name>
  • Add the repository to reviewboard.kde.org (by filing a sysadmin ticket)
  • Create a README.md file
  • Finally when it's all ready, change the yaml file to say release: true. The release scripts will then pick it up automatically for the next KF release.

Template

The framework-template directory in the kdeexamples repository has a setup.sh script that generates a helpful skeleton framework that is a good starting point for creating a framework. For example, if you were creating the KConfig framework, you might run

./setup.sh KConfig ../../kconfig

then go to the newly created "kconfig" directory and start adding source files etc.