Hi,
newbie question:
I've made a small Qt app for the N900 and I've packaged it using the instructions found here:
http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.ph...plication_menu

Now I would like to upload my package to the extras repository with the instructions found here:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Uploading_to_Extras

The problem is that I'm stuck since I have no .changes nor other files that are normally created in the process of building the debian package and seem to be required for uploading it.


Thank you,
Mario

You need to build a source package. Unfortunately the instructions on that page have you compiling and packaging the application as two separate steps.

Can't I just upload the binary version of the app?

Binary versions don't actually help the community. In the first few years of Maemo people would create and release exciting applications; publish them and then move away from the platform, without ensuring there was a copy of the source available people could build with.

So, one of the reasons for most things being published as source packages is to guard against binaries being thrown over the wall and forgotten. Another is that it allows the repo maintainers to test changes to the package environment on developers without developers even having to be aware. Similarly, as new versions of Maemo come out, existing packages can be rebuilt for them without having to bother the developers.

For the vast majority of packages this isn't a problem. All that needs to be found is the correct recipe for building a source package for a Qt app based on that tutorial.

Packaging a Qt application is what you need

I understand and in principle agree, but how about commercial apps? Are they going to be banned from the platform?

I believe you can use the non-free component of maemo-extras if you don't want to upload your source, or for commercial apps that you want to sell, investigate the Ovi Store.

Ok, it worked using the sample pointed in this page.

I believe that the best way it definitely to get the sample code and modify it.

You can find the app in extras-devel and it's called timeout.