Chromium in Gentoo Project
1.
Project Description
The Chromium in Gentoo project manages the Chromium-related ebuilds
within Gentoo.
2.
Project Goals
-
ensure that Chromium-related ebuilds are kept up to date and well
integrated with the rest of the Gentoo system
-
build a community of Gentoo users interested in Chromium development
and packaging efforts (testing, bug fixing, feedback)
-
make Gentoo the best and most friendly platform for Chromium
development
3.
Developers
| Developer |
Nickname |
Role |
| Paweł Hajdan |
phajdan.jr |
Lead |
| Raúl Porcel |
armin76 |
Member ( arm arch liaison ) |
| Mike Gilbert |
floppym |
Member |
| Richard Freeman |
rich0 |
Member ( stable amd64 liaison ) |
| Bernard Cafarelli |
voyageur |
Member |
| Alex Alexander |
wired |
Member |
All developers can be reached by e-mail using nickname@gentoo.org.
4.
Developer notes
Note: Not all developers listed here are included in the
chromium@g.o e-mail alias. |
5.
Recruitment
We are currently looking for users interested in helping the project with
the following jobs:
Herd Tester
- Job description
-
Chromium in Gentoo project needs more people testing packages.
We are not always able to reproduce reported issues, and having
more people respond to testing requests would be useful.
No quiz is necessary to start.
- Requirements
-
If you are running Chromium or working with V8,
and are willing to spend some time helping Gentoo,
feel free to apply.
- Contact
-
chromium@gentoo.org
Developer
- Job description
-
We have ambitious plans to start maintaining more chromium-related
packages like V8. We could also create some Gentoo-specific
documentation for people who would like to contribute to or hack on
the upstream project. To complete those tasks, we may need more
manpower.
- Requirements
-
Being a Gentoo developer who wants to join the project. Moderate
knowledge of upstream project. Being a committer of the upstream
project would be a huge plus.
- Contact
-
chromium@gentoo.org
6.
Resources
Resources offered by the
chromium
project are:
7.
Herds
The chromium
project maintains the following herds:
| Herd |
Members |
Description |
| chromium |
armin76, floppym, phajdan.jr, rich0, voyageur, wired |
Chromium (the open source browser project) and related packages |
8.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Google Chrome and Chromium?
See
differences between Google Chrome and Linux distro Chromium.
Why are dev channel releases hard masked?
Dev channel releases are for developers and people who want more
experimental features and accept more unstable software. It also allows
you to choose the channel you want to be on (dev = hard masked,
beta = ~arch, stable = arch).
Aren't dev channel releases just weekly snapshots?
No, each release goes through QA first. It's not uncommon to delay
a release because of increased crashiness or other instability.
Where can I find more info about the releases?
You can also follow
Google Chrome releases blog.
Where can I find more info about the upstream package, system
integration issues, etc?
See
Linux technical FAQ.
I am getting an error message like "libffmpegsumo.so: cannot open
shared object file: Permission denied". Is something broken?
No, actually it is a result of using system version of ffmpeg
instead of the bundled one.
The browser fails to compile with an error like
"fatal error: libavcore/samplefmt.h: No such file or directory".
Are you using media-video/ffmpeg-9999? Try downgrading
ffmpeg. Sometimes the project makes incompatible changes and the
projects using the library take some time to adjust.
9.
Useful bug queries
10.
Herd Testers' corner
How to become a Herd Tester?
You can just start contributing, see bug queries above, especially
the one for Herd Testers. Frequently project members ask for help
with reproducing issues, or testing fixes, or just
any helpful comments. Feel free to ask for more details
on the project mail alias, see recruitment.
What benefits do I get as a Herd Tester?
If you become an official herd tester, you can get more privileges
on Gentoo Bugzilla, and also a special badge on Gentoo Forums.
To gain those privileges, you have to pass the
ebuild quiz.
Chromium in Gentoo project appreciates all
contributions and always gives credit where credit is due.
You do not have to pass any quizzes to get
recognized.
Who are the official Herd Testers?
| Name |
Nickname |
| Julien Sanchez |
julien.sanchez |
|
