Hi all,
I would like to announce some changes regarding the build server and the patch submission for Wine Staging.
As already mentioned in the last email about the packaging changes, one of the main ideas was to implement an easy to use web interface, so that wine developers can create their own builds. As you can most probably imagine, such a system is quite complex (updating VMs, building packages, signing packages, updating repos, synchronizing files, ...) but I think we have now reached a state in which we can put the system into a public beta. There are some tasks left (like adding support for FreeBSD), but the main system works and was already used to create the 2.5, 2.6 and 2.0.1 WineHQ packages. I have created a wiki article which describes how to get access to the builder and basically everything else you need to know. You can find it at https://wiki.winehq.org/Build_Server.
There is another change we would like to announce. Since Wine Staging was merged into WineHQ, there was no longer an official way to suggest patches. This lead to a non-transparent system of private emails, requests in bug reports etc. This is not something you would expect from an open source project, so we took the opportunity and also included a patch tracker into the website. Submissions and comments are now public for everyone and you can also subscribe to changes. For more information about the system and how to submit patches, take look at https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine-Staging_Patches. We have tested the patch tracker in a closed beta phase, so you can also find some older submissions there.
Both systems are available at https://dev.wine-staging.com/. They use the same login system, so you don't need to registers two accounts. Alternatively, you can just use Github for the login, then just have to verify your email address. Everything else should be described in the corresponding Wiki articles. So, try it out and drop me an email if you find any issues!
Regards, Michael
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Michael Müller