Here is describe the procedure to submit package for the certification.

1. Usually the package is build by a nightbuild on the main building systems, in the future multiple arch/Os and the package will have to be building on all building systems.
2. When the package is made the building system put it in a repository accessible by the certification team. No direct copy on the RpmdDir.
3. If the Building system is not used the package has to be compatible with our distribution model, and put in a web repository or an AFS repository but not in RpmDir it is the responsability of the deployment team to put it there.
4. When the packaging is ok and the developer test are Ok too.
5. The developer submit a patch trough savannah. If the patch has to be deploy ASAP a category on savanah is made for Priority ASAP please explicate why. If it is in ASAP mode it will be installed and test on a current release testbed. The mandatory field has to be fill, and a link on the documentation is mandatory if the configuration changed.

• rpm http://grid-deployment.web.cern.ch/grid-deployment/ apt-cert/HEAD/sl3/en/i386 lcg_sl3

1. The certification team install it on a miniTB and next step on the Certification Testbed. the procedure passby an apt repository creation this directory is available for anybody who need to test on miniTB various stuff.
2. After the installation a repackaging can be ask cause of dependencies or conflicting package, the packaging system has to be uesed in the proper way. Rpm feature guide.
3. The testing team is running test on the Cert testbed and bug are report.

-- LouisPoncet - 01 Dec 2005